unaccentedadj.
/ˌʌnəkˈsɛntᵻd/, /ˌʌnˈaksəntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈækˌsɛn(t)əd/ Not accented or stressed; unemphasized.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [adjective] > emphasized > not
unaccented1598
unemphatic1800
accentless1807
unaccentuated1887
de-stressed1929
society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > beating time > unaccented beat
unaccented1728
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective]
feeblec1400
colourlessc1425
flagging1540
pithless1555
blanched1570
toothless1592
unpointed1604
unsinewed1604
jejune1615
low-pitched1622
unsinewy?1623
macilent1624
flaccid1647
insinewy1653
unsubstanceda1658
incogent1667
pointless1673
languida1677
enervatea1704
unaccentuated1716
unnervate1725
lank1729
unforcible1754
nerveless1763
weak1771
flabby1793
slip-slop1814
tinkling1822
exsanguinea1834
twittery1840
slipshod1842
under-coloured1870
shaftless1881
thin1890
unaccented1893
wimpish1925
wimp1979
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Disaccentato, vnaccented, without an accent or due sound.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Accent Every Bar or Measure is divided into accented and unaccented Parts.
1769 Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 256 As neither the Samnites nor the Etruscans had in their alphabet O, they used the simple unaccented V for that element.
1798 L. Murray Eng. Gram. (ed. 4) iv. 191 Unaccented syllables are generally short.
1873 H. C. Banister Music 12 In all measures, certain beats are accented, and the others unaccented.
1893 Nation (N.Y.) 12 Jan. 33/3 His outline drawings..are round and unaccented, and show little sense of structure.
Derivatives
unaccentedness n.
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adj.1598