unaccented

[ uhn-ak-sen-tid, uhn-ak-sen- ]

adjective

1. not accented; unstressed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unaccented¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + accent + -ed ²

Example Sentences

He is self-aware enough to make them comfortable with his self-deprecating humor and unaccented English.

From The Daily Beast

But the shock of hearing someone who looks like Grout sing in unaccented Arabic soon dissipated and the crowd fell deadly silent.

From The Daily Beast

Not helping matters: the fact that everyone speaks in unaccented American English.

From The Daily Beast

It is curious that the close o is heard only in the infrequent diphthong óu, or as an obscured, unaccented final.

From Project Gutenberg

In the present case, both this and is are unaccented, which is much harsher than when this bears an accent.

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In “Hiawatha” the accented syllable comes first, and the unaccented follows it.

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A foot is a group of syllables composed of one accented syllable combined with one or more unaccented.

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The marked verses have an accented syllable preceded by an unaccented syllable.

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Related Words

• dull
• feeble
• low
• poor
• quiet
• small
• thin