unbent

[ uhn-bent ]
/ ʌnˈbɛnt /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of unbend.

adjective

not bent; unbowed.
not having yielded or submitted.

Origin of unbent

1475–85; (in defs 2, 3) un-1 + bent1

Definition for unbent (2 of 2)

unbend
[ uhn-bend ]
/ ʌnˈbɛnd /

verb (used with object), un·bent or (Archaic) un·bend·ed, un·bend·ing.

to straighten from a bent form or position.
to release from the strain of formality, intense effort, etc.; relax: to unbend one's mind.
to release from tension, as a bow.
Nautical.
  1. to loose or untie, as a sail or rope.
  2. to unfasten from spars or stays, as sails.

verb (used without object), un·bent or (Archaic) un·bend·ed, un·bend·ing.

to relax the strictness of formality or ceremony; act in an easy, genial manner: Imagine him unbending!
to become unbent; straighten.

Origin of unbend

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at un-2, bend1

OTHER WORDS FROM unbend

un·bend·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for unbent (1 of 2)

unbent
/ (ʌnˈbɛnt) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of unbend

adjective

not bent or bowed
not compelled to yield or give way by force

British Dictionary definitions for unbent (2 of 2)

unbend
/ (ʌnˈbɛnd) /

verb -bends, -bending or -bent

to release or be released from the restraints of formality and ceremony
informal to relax (the mind) or (of the mind) to become relaxed
to become or be made straightened out from an originally bent shape or position
(tr) nautical
  1. to remove (a sail) from a stay, mast, yard, etc
  2. to untie (a rope, etc) or cast (a cable) loose

Derived forms of unbend

unbendable, adjective