adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Without any stress (accent).
2. 2
   Not pronounced with a distinctive accent.

   "The Frenchman spoke clear, unaccented English."

3. 3
   Having no accent marks.
4. 4
   Having no diacritical marks of any kind.

Adjective

1. 1
   (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress wordnet
2. 2
   (used of syllables) carrying no stress wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

unstressedaccentlessaccentedalveolarapicalapico-alveolar

Example

More examples

"The Frenchman spoke clear, unaccented English."

Etymology

From un- + accented.

Related phrases

diacritical mark

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