What is the meaning of unbent?

verb

  • Straighten up or out; make straight.
  • Unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay.
  • Free from flexure.
    • usage: "unbend a bow"
  • Make less taut.
    • usage: "relax the tension on the rope"
  • Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.
    • usage: "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
  • Release from mental strain, tension, or formality.
    • usage: "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

adjective

  • Not bent.
    • usage: "looking for an unbent nail"; "trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber"
  • Erect in posture.
    • usage: "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
10
 
|15 years ago|757 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). unbent. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/unbent/definitions/1186150
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "unbent" http://smartdefine.org/unbent/definitions/1186150 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, unbent, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/unbent/definitions/1186150>.
MLAWordNet. "unbent" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/unbent/definitions/1186150>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)