单词 | unstrained |
释义 | unstrainedadj. 1. a. Not subjected to straining or stretching; free from strain. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > untroubled untormentedc1374 unstrainedc1400 unscourgedc1412 quietc1460 untroubled1484 secure1545 unstricken1548 unplagued1549 unoppressed1559 incurious1570 secure1578 undistressed1582 unclouded1598 unpangeda1625 indisturbed1664 unpained1667 ungrieved1676 smooth1757 unhaunted1818 unteased1843 unfazed1855 all serene1856 unfussed1907 unthrown1959 OK1978 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > drawing out forcibly or tightly > drawn out forcibly or tightly > free from strain unstrained1690 the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > slack or not tense slakec1374 slackc1386 remiss?a1425 loosec1460 relax1605 lax1660 stray1791 relaxed1825 unstraitened1859 unstrained1882 tensionless1905 c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 248 Pensyf, payred, I am for-payned, & þou in a lyf of lykyng lyȝte In paradys erde, of stryf vnstrayned. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion ix. 142 Taking a milk-white Bull, vnstrained with the yoke. 1690 J. Child Disc. Trade viii. 132 The Dutch..would buy our unstrained Cloth, and carry it into Holland, and there strain it. 1882 G. M. Minchin Uniplanar Kinematics 126 The ratio of the strained to the unstrained area. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 1 June 1/1 Their loyalty to the Cabinet would be unstrained by the work and worry of an Autumn Session. b. With for: Not strained after. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > not contrived or artificial unartificial1603 artless1622 unarted1628 inartificial1656 unartful1670 unaffected1712 unstrained1748 unmannered1804 unschooled1815 wilding1884 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xx. 60 The blush..was a deep-dyed crimson, unstrained-for. 2. Not forced or produced by effort. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > doing effortlessly > not produced or accomplished by effort unlaboured1565 unstrained1582 unforceda1616 1582 R. Stanyhurst in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 106 Heere percase carpers wyl twight his iollitye youthful. Strong reason vnstrayned that weake obiection aunswers. 1627 G. Hakewill Apologie i. ii. 13 Which [Greek word] by an easie and vnstrained derivation implies the breath of God. 1640 T. Carew Poems 163 The true brood of Actors, that alone Keepe naturall unstrain'd Action in her throne. 1776 W. J. Mickle in tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Introd. p. cxl (note) The most natural unstrained harmony, is the just characteristic of the style of Camoens. 1802 Lamb G. F. Cook in Wks. (1908) I. 47 This quality of unstrained mirth..is a prime feature in his character. 1871 A. D. Whitney Real Folks xii The pure, clear spaces where such things seemed to be fit and unstrained. 1898 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 188 Honours, like the gentle rain from heaven, fell upon him unstrained. 3. Not passed through a strainer; not cleared or purified by straining. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > [adjective] > not purified > not purified in specific way unscummedc1440 unsifted1584 unleached1792 unstrained1828 unfiltered1896 1828–32 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Unstrained oil. 1853 J. F. Royle Man. Materia Med. (ed. 2) 477 Press out the juice, and evaporate it, unstrained, to a proper consistence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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