unhardened
- adjective
- /ʌnˈhɑrdənd/
- Specialized
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- The contractor used a special formula to ensure the concrete remained unhardened for an extended period before solidifying.
Examples
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Howard Roark's antithesis in The Fountainhead is Ellsworth Monkton Toohey, who has a "thin little body" like that of a chicken just emerging from the egg, in all the sorry fragility of unhardened bones.
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The artist carefully shaped the clay while it was still unhardened to create intricate details.
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Before baking, the mixture had to remain unhardened to allow for proper rising.
Synonyms
A food or material that is partly hard and partly soft, between soft and firm
Not made hard and strong by heating
Metal or glass left without quick cooling so it stays softer
Clay or pottery that has not been baked in a kiln to become hard
A clay or pottery surface that is rough, not shiny, and soaks up water
Not made strong or hard and so gets damaged easily
Not made hard by calcium in bones, shells, or cartilage
Not turned into bone and still soft
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How Hardened
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Etymology
The word unhardened breaks into un- (meaning 'not') and hardened from harden ('to make hard'), with hard meaning 'firm'. So an unhardened thing is 'not made hard' yet — think of wet clay or metal that has not set — which is why it is softer or less solid.