adj
Meaning 1
Not bowed; erect or upright.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unbowed
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -aʊd
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/ʌnˈbəʊd/
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N B OW1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 2
Not subdued or deterred.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of unbow
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not forced to bow down to a conqueror
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
erect in posture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sit straight
- stood defiantly with unbowed back
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: straight, unbent
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English bowed English unbowed From un- + bowed.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: no prosternado — not bowed
- Armenian: աննվաճ (annvač) — not subdued or deterred
- Bulgarian: непокорен (nepokoren) — not subdued or deterred
- French: insoumis — not subdued or deterred
- German: aufrecht — not subdued or deterred
- Greek: αγονάτιστος (agonátistos) — not subdued or deterred
- Manx: neuchroymmit — not subdued or deterred
- Russian: непокорённый (nepokorjónnyj) — not subdued or deterred
- Ukrainian: непідко́рений (nepidkórenyj) — not subdued or deterred