unstrainedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈstreɪnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈstreɪnd/ 1. in extended use.1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida v. ii. sig. H7v That usurped diadem, which he..beheld without His unstrain'd reach.
a. Not subjected to straining or stretching; free from strain. Also figurative.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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