2. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.
UNBENDING Un*bend"ing, a. Etym: [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un- not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. unbend.]
1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; — applied to material things. Flies o'er unbending corn, and skims along the main. Pope.
2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; — applied to persons.
3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; — applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.]
It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour. Rowe.
— Un*bend"ing*ly, adv.
— Un*bend"ing*ness, n.
UNBENEVOLENCE
Un`be*nev"o*lence, n.
Defn: Absence or want of benevolence; ill will.
UNBENIGN
Un`be*nign", a.
Defn: Not benign; malignant.