unyielding

/ənjˈildɪŋ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

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adj

"unyielding pressure"
"unyielding support"
"I refer rather to the central position the creed of unyiedling will holds in the North."

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 yielding English unyielding From un- + yielding.

more unyielding (comparative) most unyielding (superlative)

unyieldingly unyieldingness

fielding yielding wielding shielding

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How do you pronounce unyielding?

The recorded pronunciation is /ənjˈildɪŋ/.

What does unyielding mean?

Not giving in; not bending; stubborn.

Where does unyielding come from?

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