Unyielding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

resistant to physical force or pressure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnjˈiːldɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnjˈiːldɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnjˈiːldɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnjˈiːldɪŋ/.

Examples

dogged persistence
dour determination
the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pertinacious tenacious dogged persistent dour

Parts of Speech

adjective	stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot “dogged persistence”
adjective	resistant to physical force or pressure “an unyielding head support”

Word Forms

doggedness	noun	persistent determination
persistence	noun	persistent determination
pertinacity	noun	persistent determination
tenaciousness	noun	persistent determination
tenacity	noun	persistent determination
unyieldingness	noun	resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unnachgiebig

hartnäckig unnachgiebig; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇫🇷French

inflexible

obstinément inflexible; ; ; ; - T.S. Eliot

🇪🇸Spanish

inflexible

obstinadamente inflexible; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇮🇹Italian

inflessibile

ostinatamente inflessibile; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇳🇱Dutch

onverzettelijk

koppig onverzettelijk; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇵🇹Portuguese

inflexível

teimosamente inflexível; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇷🇺Russian

непреклонный

упрямо непреклонный; ; ; ; - Т.С.Элиот

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अड़ जाना

हठपूर्वक अडिग; ; ; ; - टी.एस.एलियट

🇧🇩Bengali

অদম্য

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - টি এস এলিয়ট

🇮🇳Tamil

வளைந்து கொடுக்காத

பிடிவாதமாக அடிபணியாத; ; ; ; - டி.எஸ்.எலியட்

🇮🇳Telugu

లొంగని

మొండిగా లొంగని; ; ; ; - టి.ఎస్.ఎలియట్

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्दयी

जिद्दीने जिद्दी; ; ; ; - टी.एस.एलियट

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરંતર

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - ટી.એસ.એલિયટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಣಿಯದೆ

ಮೊಂಡುತನದಿಂದ ಮಣಿಯದೆ; ; ; ; - ಟಿ.ಎಸ್.ಎಲಿಯಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഴങ്ങാത്ത

ശാഠ്യത്തോടെ വഴങ്ങാത്ത; ; ; ; - ടി.എസ്.എലിയറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਡੋਲ

ਜ਼ਿੱਦੀ ਅਡੋਲ; ; ; ; - ਟੀ.ਐਸ.ਐਲੀਅਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیرمتزلزل

ضدی طور پر اٹل ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不屈

顽强不屈; ; ; ; ——T·S·艾略特

🇯🇵Japanese

不屈の

頑固に屈しない。 ; ; ; - T.S.エリオット

🇰🇷Korean

완고한

완고하게 굴하지 않는; ; ; ; - T.S.엘리엇

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiên cường

ngoan cố không chịu khuất phục; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ยอม

ดื้อรั้นดื้อรั้น; ; ; ; - ที.เอส.เอเลียต

🇮🇩Indonesian

keras hati

keras kepala dan pantang menyerah; ; ; ; - TS Eliot

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi sumusuko

matigas ang ulo na hindi sumusuko; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇲🇾Malay

tidak mengalah

degil tidak mengalah; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا ينضب

عنيد لا ينضب. ; ; ; - تي إس إليوت

🇮🇷Persian

تسلیم ناپذیر

سرسختانه تسلیم ناپذیر؛ ; ; ; - تی اس الیوت

🇹🇷Turkish

inatçı

inatla boyun eğmez; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי נכנע

בלתי נכנע בעקשנות; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unyielding'?

The primary meaning of 'unyielding' is 'stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot'.

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Using 'unyielding' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unyielding' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unyielding' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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