straight, unbent, unbowed
(adjective) erect in posture; “sit straight”; “stood defiantly with unbowed back”
unbent
(adjective) not bent; “looking for an unbent nail”; “trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber”
unbend
(verb) release from mental strain, tension, or formality; “unbend the mind from absorbing too much information”
relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
(verb) become less tense, rest, or take one’s ease; “He relaxed in the hot tub”; “Let’s all relax after a hard day’s work”
relax, unbend
(verb) make less taut; “relax the tension on the rope”
unbend
(verb) free from flexure; “unbend a bow”
unbend
(verb) unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
straighten, unbend
(verb) straighten up or out; make straight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unbent
simple past tense and past participle of unbend
unbent (comparative more unbent, superlative most unbent)
Not bent
Erect, upright, or straight
• Bunten, bunnet
Source: Wiktionary
Un*bend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbent; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbending.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + bend.]
1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
2. A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care. You do unbend your noble strength. Shak.
3. (Naut.) (a) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use. (b) To cast loose or untie, as a rope.
Un*bend", v. i.
1. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
2. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
