unyieldingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈjiːldɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈjildɪŋ/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4.

1. Of substances (or their structure): Not yielding to force or pressure; unpliant, unbending; stiff, hard. Also const. to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [adjective] > unyielding

hardeOE

steevec1300

stubborn1577

unrelenting1594

unyielding1658

renitent1701

unsusceptible1893

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 926 In physicks we see those things that are most stiffe and unyeelding, to be resisted and beaten off with the most soft things.

1736 J. Thomson Prospect: 5th Pt. Liberty 87 How shall this thy mighty Kingdom stand? On what unyielding base?

1744 J. Armstrong Art of preserving Health ii. 56 Hard unyielding unelastic bone.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 259 A soil unyielding to pressure.

1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. vii. 247 On the unyielding skin the tempered blade Bent.

1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 228 A firm and unyielding support to the large head.

1889 M. E. Kennard Landing Prize vii An unyielding ledge of wood.

2. Of persons, etc.: Not yielding, surrendering, submitting, or giving way; firm, obdurate, obstinate. Also const. to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible

ironOE

stour1303

strange1338

unmovablea1382

inflexible1398

stoutc1410

unpliablea1425

intreatable1509

stiff1526

stiff-necked1526

unpliant1547

stout-hearted1552

inexorable1553

obstinate1559

strait-laced1560

impersuasible1576

unflexiblea1586

hard-edged1589

adamantive1594

unyielding1594

adder-deaf1597

steeled1600

irrefragable1601

rigid1606

unpersuadable1607

imployable1613

unswayablea1616

uncompellable1623

inflexive?1624

over-rigid1632

unlimbera1639

seta1640

incomplying1640

uncomplying1643

stiff-girt1659

impersuadable1680

unbendinga1688

impracticable1713

unblendable1716

stiff-rumped1728

unconvinciblea1747

uncompounding1782

unplastic1787

unbending1796

adamant1816

uneasy1819

uncompromising1828

cast iron1829

hard-hitting1831

rigoristic1844

ramrod1850

pincé1858

anchylosed1860

unbendable1884

tape-bound1900

tape-tied1900

hard line1903

tough1905

absolutist1907

hard-arsed1942

go-for-broke1946

hardcore1951

hard-arse1966

hard-ass1967

hardball1974

1594 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis (new ed.) sig. D^v Remoue your siege from my vnyeelding heart.

1724 A. Hill Prol. to Savage's Sir T. Overbury 15 He swims, unyielding, against Fortune's Stream.

1736 J. Thomson Britain: 4th Pt. Liberty 982 His unyielding Son these doctrines drank, With all a Bigot's rage.

1777 R. Potter tr. Æschylus Seven Chiefs against Thebes in tr. Æschylus Tragedies 191 Ah! what frentic rage possest Each unyielding, ruthless breast!

182. Bryant Hymn to Death 146 When the earth Received thee, tears were in unyielding eyes And on hard cheeks.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. vii. 516 The unyielding claw of a cold-blooded animal.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 333 Of all people in the wide world,..his cousin was..the most unyielding to argument.

in extended use.1806 Ld. Byron Childish Recoll. 6 Unyielding pangs assail the drooping mind.1850 H. T. Cheever Whale & his Captors i. 23 [An] instance..of what commerce can do against unyielding laws of Nature.1909 Daily Chron. 28 Sept. 5/4 The storm-driven snows had buried and bound the dogs in unyielding frost.

3. Characterized by firmness or obstinacy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective]

fasteOE

stathelfasteOE

anredOE

hardOE

starkOE

trueOE

steadfast993

fastredeOE

stithc1000

findyOE

stablea1275

stathelyc1275

stiffc1275

stablec1290

steel to the (very) backa1300

unbowinga1300

stably13..

firm1377

unmovablea1382

constantc1386

abidingc1400

toughc1400

sure1421

unmoblea1425

unfaintedc1425

unfaint1436

permanent?a1475

stalwartc1480

unbroken1513

immovable1534

inconcuss1542

unshaken1548

stout1569

unwavering1570

undiscourageable1571

fixed1574

discourageable1576

unappalled1578

resolute1579

unremoved1583

resolved1585

unflexiblea1586

unshakeda1586

square1589

unstooping1597

iron1598

rocky1601

steady1602

undeclinable1610

unboweda1616

unfainting1615

unswayed1615

staunch1624

undiscourageda1628

staid1631

unshook1633

blue?1636

true blue?1636

tenacious1640

uncomplying1643

yieldless1651

riveting1658

unshakened1659

inconquerable1660

unyielding1677

unbendinga1688

tight1690

unswerving1694

unfaltering1727

unsubmitting1730

undeviating1732

undrooping1736

impervertible1741

undamped1742

undyingc1765

sturdy1775

stiff as a poker1798

unfickle1802

indivertible1821

thick and thin1822

undisheartened1827

inconvertible1829

straightforward1829

indomitable1830

stickfast1831

unsuccumbing1833

unturnable1847

unswerved1849

undivertible1856

unforsaking1862

swerveless1863

steeve1870

rock-ribbed1884

stiff in the back1897

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective]

starkOE

moodyOE

stithc1000

stidyc1175

stallc1275

harda1382

stubbornc1386

obstinate?1387

throa1400

hard nolleda1425

obstinant?a1425

pertinacec1425

stablec1440

dour1488

unresigned1497

difficultc1503

hard-necked1530

pertinatec1534

obstacle1535

stout-stomached1549

hard-faced1567

stunt1581

hard-headed1583

pertinacious1583

stuntly1583

peremptory1589

stomachous1590

mulish1600

stomachful1600

obstined1606

restive1633

obstinacious1649

opinionated1649

tenacious1656

iron-sided1659

sturdy1664

cat-witted1672

obstinated1672

unyielding1677

ruggish1688

bullet-headed1699

tough1780

pelsy1785

stupid1788

hard-set1818

thick and thin1822

stuntya1825

rigwiddie1826

indomitable1830

recalcitrant1830

set1848

mule-headed1870

muley1871

capitose1881

hard-nosed1917

tight1928

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. ii. 189 A kind of unnatural fury, which hurries Men with violence into an unyielding stifness.

1736 J. Thomson Prospect: 5th Pt. Liberty 370 A zeal unyielding in their country's cause.

1779 Mirror No. 8 I..observed an obstinate unyielding silence.

a1812 J. S. Buckminster Serm. (1827) 60 Unyielding virtue is admired by the corrupt, disinterested goodness by the selfish.

1848 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad 227 The Greeks were routed, and an unyielding tumult ensued.

1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men II. xxi. 96 She..sat bolt upright, the picture of unyielding determination.

Derivatives

unˈyieldingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > inflexibly

unmovablyc1425

inflexiblya1535

inexorably1610

rigidly1610

unpersuadably1619

unrelentingly1637

impersuasibly1659

full-mouthedly1681

unpliantly1755

uncompromisingly1834

indomitably1837

imperviously1840

unyieldingly1884

tough1943

1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ]

1884 G. H. Pember Earth's Earliest Ages i. 14 They hold..opinions of their own, and are unyieldingly tenacious of them.

1889 Stanley in Daily News 25 Nov. 5/8 There is a virtue..even in striving unyieldingly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unyielding
释义	unyieldingn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈjiːldɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈjildɪŋ/ (un- prefix¹ 8.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > inflexibility unbowingnessa1300 impersuasibility?1549 unpliableness1595 unyieldingness1613 unpersuadableness1615 inflexiblenessa1617 rigidity1620 rigidness1620 unpersuasibleness1649 incompliancy1658 impersuasibleness1659 unpersuasiona1684 impersuadableness1715 inflexibility1742 unadvisableness1771 unadaptability1829 unpliancy1831 unyielding1847 uncompromisedness1851 anchylosis1852 uncompromisingness1865 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xl. 402 Looking upon him with neither yielding nor unyielding, liking nor hatred. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). unyieldingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈjiːldɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈjildɪŋ/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4. 1. Of substances (or their structure): Not yielding to force or pressure; unpliant, unbending; stiff, hard. Also const. to. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [adjective] > unyielding hardeOE steevec1300 stubborn1577 unrelenting1594 unyielding1658 renitent1701 unsusceptible1893 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 926 In physicks we see those things that are most stiffe and unyeelding, to be resisted and beaten off with the most soft things. 1736 J. Thomson Prospect: 5th Pt. Liberty 87 How shall this thy mighty Kingdom stand? On what unyielding base? 1744 J. Armstrong Art of preserving Health ii. 56 Hard unyielding unelastic bone. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 259 A soil unyielding to pressure. 1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. vii. 247 On the unyielding skin the tempered blade Bent. 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 228 A firm and unyielding support to the large head. 1889 M. E. Kennard Landing Prize vii An unyielding ledge of wood. 2. Of persons, etc.: Not yielding, surrendering, submitting, or giving way; firm, obdurate, obstinate. Also const. to. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible ironOE stour1303 strange1338 unmovablea1382 inflexible1398 stoutc1410 unpliablea1425 intreatable1509 stiff1526 stiff-necked1526 unpliant1547 stout-hearted1552 inexorable1553 obstinate1559 strait-laced1560 impersuasible1576 unflexiblea1586 hard-edged1589 adamantive1594 unyielding1594 adder-deaf1597 steeled1600 irrefragable1601 rigid1606 unpersuadable1607 imployable1613 unswayablea1616 uncompellable1623 inflexive?1624 over-rigid1632 unlimbera1639 seta1640 incomplying1640 uncomplying1643 stiff-girt1659 impersuadable1680 unbendinga1688 impracticable1713 unblendable1716 stiff-rumped1728 unconvinciblea1747 uncompounding1782 unplastic1787 unbending1796 adamant1816 uneasy1819 uncompromising1828 cast iron1829 hard-hitting1831 rigoristic1844 ramrod1850 pincé1858 anchylosed1860 unbendable1884 tape-bound1900 tape-tied1900 hard line1903 tough1905 absolutist1907 hard-arsed1942 go-for-broke1946 hardcore1951 hard-arse1966 hard-ass1967 hardball1974 1594 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis (new ed.) sig. D^v Remoue your siege from my vnyeelding heart. 1724 A. Hill Prol. to Savage's Sir T. Overbury 15 He swims, unyielding, against Fortune's Stream. 1736 J. Thomson Britain: 4th Pt. Liberty 982 His unyielding Son these doctrines drank, With all a Bigot's rage. 1777 R. Potter tr. Æschylus Seven Chiefs against Thebes in tr. Æschylus Tragedies 191 Ah! what frentic rage possest Each unyielding, ruthless breast! 182. Bryant Hymn to Death 146 When the earth Received thee, tears were in unyielding eyes And on hard cheeks. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. vii. 516 The unyielding claw of a cold-blooded animal. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 333 Of all people in the wide world,..his cousin was..the most unyielding to argument. in extended use.1806 Ld. Byron Childish Recoll. 6 Unyielding pangs assail the drooping mind.1850 H. T. Cheever Whale & his Captors i. 23 [An] instance..of what commerce can do against unyielding laws of Nature.1909 Daily Chron. 28 Sept. 5/4 The storm-driven snows had buried and bound the dogs in unyielding frost. 3. Characterized by firmness or obstinacy. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective] fasteOE stathelfasteOE anredOE hardOE starkOE trueOE steadfast993 fastredeOE stithc1000 findyOE stablea1275 stathelyc1275 stiffc1275 stablec1290 steel to the (very) backa1300 unbowinga1300 stably13.. firm1377 unmovablea1382 constantc1386 abidingc1400 toughc1400 sure1421 unmoblea1425 unfaintedc1425 unfaint1436 permanent?a1475 stalwartc1480 unbroken1513 immovable1534 inconcuss1542 unshaken1548 stout1569 unwavering1570 undiscourageable1571 fixed1574 discourageable1576 unappalled1578 resolute1579 unremoved1583 resolved1585 unflexiblea1586 unshakeda1586 square1589 unstooping1597 iron1598 rocky1601 steady1602 undeclinable1610 unboweda1616 unfainting1615 unswayed1615 staunch1624 undiscourageda1628 staid1631 unshook1633 blue?1636 true blue?1636 tenacious1640 uncomplying1643 yieldless1651 riveting1658 unshakened1659 inconquerable1660 unyielding1677 unbendinga1688 tight1690 unswerving1694 unfaltering1727 unsubmitting1730 undeviating1732 undrooping1736 impervertible1741 undamped1742 undyingc1765 sturdy1775 stiff as a poker1798 unfickle1802 indivertible1821 thick and thin1822 undisheartened1827 inconvertible1829 straightforward1829 indomitable1830 stickfast1831 unsuccumbing1833 unturnable1847 unswerved1849 undivertible1856 unforsaking1862 swerveless1863 steeve1870 rock-ribbed1884 stiff in the back1897 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] starkOE moodyOE stithc1000 stidyc1175 stallc1275 harda1382 stubbornc1386 obstinate?1387 throa1400 hard nolleda1425 obstinant?a1425 pertinacec1425 stablec1440 dour1488 unresigned1497 difficultc1503 hard-necked1530 pertinatec1534 obstacle1535 stout-stomached1549 hard-faced1567 stunt1581 hard-headed1583 pertinacious1583 stuntly1583 peremptory1589 stomachous1590 mulish1600 stomachful1600 obstined1606 restive1633 obstinacious1649 opinionated1649 tenacious1656 iron-sided1659 sturdy1664 cat-witted1672 obstinated1672 unyielding1677 ruggish1688 bullet-headed1699 tough1780 pelsy1785 stupid1788 hard-set1818 thick and thin1822 stuntya1825 rigwiddie1826 indomitable1830 recalcitrant1830 set1848 mule-headed1870 muley1871 capitose1881 hard-nosed1917 tight1928 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. ii. 189 A kind of unnatural fury, which hurries Men with violence into an unyielding stifness. 1736 J. Thomson Prospect: 5th Pt. Liberty 370 A zeal unyielding in their country's cause. 1779 Mirror No. 8 I..observed an obstinate unyielding silence. a1812 J. S. Buckminster Serm. (1827) 60 Unyielding virtue is admired by the corrupt, disinterested goodness by the selfish. 1848 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad 227 The Greeks were routed, and an unyielding tumult ensued. 1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men II. xxi. 96 She..sat bolt upright, the picture of unyielding determination. Derivatives unˈyieldingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > inflexibly unmovablyc1425 inflexiblya1535 inexorably1610 rigidly1610 unpersuadably1619 unrelentingly1637 impersuasibly1659 full-mouthedly1681 unpliantly1755 uncompromisingly1834 indomitably1837 imperviously1840 unyieldingly1884 tough1943 1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ] 1884 G. H. Pember Earth's Earliest Ages i. 14 They hold..opinions of their own, and are unyieldingly tenacious of them. 1889 Stanley in Daily News 25 Nov. 5/8 There is a virtue..even in striving unyieldingly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1847adj.1594
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unyieldingn.

unyieldingadj.

Derivatives