unsoftened
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsɔfənd/
:
no ablandado
- Despite the heat, the butter was still unsoftened when I tried to spread it on my toast.
Examples
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The dough remained unsoftened, making it difficult to roll out for the cookies.
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After the next corner, the school appeared, its dingy institutional brick drab but unsoftened by time.
Fiction book (1994) -
The largeness of everything, the plane and the planet Earth and the transparent miles between them, struck her much as when the bandages on her eyes had been removed, giving her back the world in its shocking, unsoftened colors.
Fiction book (2002) -
Her skin, while youthful, was unsoftened by any cosmetic treatments, showcasing her natural beauty.
Synonyms
Not made hard and strong by heating
Very direct and blunt, not made softer for feelings
Shown in a raw, honest way without softening
Not gentle or kind in manner and not soft in feel
Not used to people and hard to touch or train
Antonyms
How Soft
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsoftened is made from the parts un- 'not' and soften 'to make soft', so it literally means 'not made soft' and is used when something stays hard or firm.