unstressedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈstrɛst/, U.S. /ˌənˈstrɛst/ (un- prefix1 2.)
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [adjective] > accent > stressed > unstressed
flat1589
light1775
stressless1871
atonic1878
unstressed1884
weak-stressed1898
the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > [adjective]
sorrowlessOE
carelessa1000
restful1340
clearc1374
unsada1450
undiseased?c1450
unoffendedc1450
undistroubled1466
frank1477
unvexed1485
quiet1535
secure1545
griefless1552
trouble-void1559
woeless1568
undistressed1582
tearless1603
cocksure1613
undejected1613
undisquieted1627
uncareful1635
serene1640
indisconsolatea1645
trouble-free1648
catastematic1656
thoughtless1659
incruciated1661
easy1692
undepressed1697
unsufferinga1732
ungloomed1737
solute1742
unanxious1742
undarkened1742
unsighinga1743
comfortable1770
unharassed1796
unworried1818
gloomless1820
ungroaning1821
unpestered1824
ungrieving1837
troubleless1838
unsaddened?c1840
untrespassed1854
unannoyed1865
unfretted1870
fretless1878
worriless1889
stress-free1898
unstressed1927
1884 H. Sweet in Trans. Philol. Soc. 19 212 Not only in most unstrest syllabls of polysyllabic words, but also in the unstrest monosyllabic words.
1927 W. Deeping Kitty ix. 118 There seemed to be comfort for him in those fields... So peaceful and unstressed.
1946 P. Bottome Lifeline ii. 17 The peasants..unstressed, simple people.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adj.1884