unemphaticadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌʌnɪmˈfatɪk/,

/ˌʌnɛmˈfatɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənᵻmˈfædɪk/,

/ˌənɛmˈfædɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, emphatic adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + emphatic adj.

a. (un- prefix¹ 1.)

ΘΚΠ

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 > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > vapid or insipid > inexpressive

inexpressive1744

unemphatic1800

unexpressive1851

1800 Monthly Mag. 10 317 An emphatic syllable is long; an unemphatic syllable, short.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxi. 19 The participle knowing is too vague and unemphatic to be employed.

1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 74 The general action..languid and unemphatic.

b. As n. An unstressed syllable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > accent > stress accent > stressed or unstressed word or syllable

atonic1741

unemphatic1815

tone-syllable1821

stress position1900

1815 Monthly Mag. 39 118 The regular arrangement of their longs and shorts,..their emphatics and unemphatics.

Derivatives

(Webster, 1847).

unemˈphatical adj. (Worcester, 1846, citing Brown)

unemˈphatically adv.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unemphatic
释义	unemphaticadj.n. Brit. /ˌʌnɪmˈfatɪk/, /ˌʌnɛmˈfatɪk/, U.S. /ˌənᵻmˈfædɪk/, /ˌənɛmˈfædɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, emphatic adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + emphatic adj. a. (un- prefix¹ 1.) ΘΚΠ 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 > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > vapid or insipid > inexpressive inexpressive1744 unemphatic1800 unexpressive1851 1800 Monthly Mag. 10 317 An emphatic syllable is long; an unemphatic syllable, short. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxi. 19 The participle knowing is too vague and unemphatic to be employed. 1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 74 The general action..languid and unemphatic. b. As n. An unstressed syllable. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > accent > stress accent > stressed or unstressed word or syllable atonic1741 unemphatic1815 tone-syllable1821 stress position1900 1815 Monthly Mag. 39 118 The regular arrangement of their longs and shorts,..their emphatics and unemphatics. Derivatives (Webster, 1847). unemˈphatical adj. (Worcester, 1846, citing Brown) unemˈphatically adv. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1800
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