- unbending
- негнущийся, жёсткий
Англо-русский строительный словарь. 2013.
unbending
Смотреть что такое "unbending" в других словарях:
Unbending — Un*bend ing, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. unbend.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; applied to material things. [1913 Webster] Flies o er… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unbending — I adjective adamant, durus, firm, fixed, hard, immobile, immovable, implacable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent, narrow minded, obdurate, obstinate, relentless, renitent, resistant, resolute, rigid, rigidus, stern, stiff, straight,… … Law dictionary
unbending — [adj] rigid, tough aloof, crisp, distant, do or die*, dug in*, firm, formal, hard as nails*, hard line*, hold one’s ground*, hold the fort*, hold the line*, incompliant, inelastic, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, locked in*, obdurate,… … New thesaurus
unbending — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ austere and inflexible … English terms dictionary
unbending — [unben′diŋ] adj. not bending; specif., a) rigid; stiff b) firm; resolute c) aloof; austere n. [< UNBEND] a relaxation of restraint, severity, etc. unbendingly adv … English World dictionary
unbending — adj. unbending in (unbending in one s manner) * * * [ʌn bendɪŋ] unbending in (unbending in one s manner) … Combinatory dictionary
unbending — [[t]ʌ̱nbe̱ndɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe a person or their behaviour as unbending, you mean that they have very strict beliefs and attitudes, which they are unwilling to change. He was rigid and unbending. ...her unbending opposition to the … English dictionary
Unbending — Unbend Un*bend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unbending}.] [1st pref. un + bend.] 1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A remit from a strain or from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unbending — adjective Etymology: 1un Date: circa 1688 1. not bending ; unyielding, inflexible < an unbending will > 2. aloof or unsocial in manner ; reserved … New Collegiate Dictionary
unbending — adjective unwilling to change your opinions, decisions etc: a stern, unbending man … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unbending — adjective she resented the demands of her unbending father Syn: inflexible, rigid, strict, austere, stern, tough, firm, uncompromising, unyielding, hard line, resolute, determined, unrelenting, relentless, inexorable, intransigent, immovable;… … Thesaurus of popular words
