unaccented









unaccented


unaccented [uhn-ak-sen-tid, uhn-ak-sen-] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for unaccented on Thesaurus.com adjective

  1. not accented; unstressed.

Origin of unaccented First recorded in 1590–1600; un-1 + accent + -ed2 Related Words for unaccented poor, quiet, dull, thin, small, feeble, low, dim, distant, gentle, imperceptible, inaudible, indistinct, muffled, pale, slight, whispered, bated, reedy, stifled Examples from the Web for unaccented Contemporary Examples of unaccented

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

    My Sexy American Sikh Valentine

    Jesse Bawa

    February 14, 2014

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

    Boston Irish Girl Jennifer Grout Is The Unexpected Star Of ‘Arabs Got Talent’

    Michael Pizzi

    December 5, 2013

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

    ‘Zero Hour’: Is This the Dumbest Show Ever to Air on TV?

    Jace Lacob

    February 13, 2013

  • Historical Examples of unaccented

  • And the unworried, unaccented voice of her father went on tormenting her.

    Chance

    Joseph Conrad

  • Aphesis is the loss of the unaccented first syllable, as in ‘baccy and ‘later.

    The Romance of Names

    Ernest Weekley

  • The syllable having the grave accent is, as we should say, unaccented.

    The Roman Pronunciation of Latin

    Frances E. Lord

  • It is called feminine when it follows an unaccented syllable.

    English Verse

    Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.

  • Like all his countrymen, he laid most stress on unaccented syllables.

    Miss Cayley’s Adventures

    Grant Allen

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