Unaccented — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

used of syllables

(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnˈæksəntᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnˈaksəntɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnˈaksəntɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnˈæksəntᵻd/.

Examples

an atonic syllable carries no stress
a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable
a weak stress on the second syllable

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

weak light atonic

Antonyms

tonic

Parts of Speech

adjective	used of syllables “an atonic syllable carries no stress”
adjective	(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress “a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ohne Akzent

Verwendung von Silben

🇫🇷French

sans accent

utilisation des syllabes

🇪🇸Spanish

inacentuado

usado de sílabas

🇮🇹Italian

senza accento

uso delle sillabe

🇳🇱Dutch

ongeaccentueerd

gebruik van lettergrepen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem sotaque

usado de sílabas

🇷🇺Russian

безударный

использование слогов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्बल

अक्षरों का प्रयोग

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্চারণহীন

সিলেবল ব্যবহার করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

உச்சரிப்பு இல்லாத

அசைகள் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉచ్ఛారణ లేని

అక్షరాలను ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

असुरक्षित

अक्षरांचा वापर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉચ્ચારણ વિનાનું

સિલેબલનો ઉપયોગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ಉಚ್ಚಾರಾಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉച്ചാരണമില്ലാത്ത

അക്ഷരങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਲੋੜਾ

ਅੱਖਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے لہجہ

حرفوں کا استعمال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不带重音的

用于音节

🇯🇵Japanese

アクセントのない

音節の使用

🇰🇷Korean

악센트가 없는

음절에 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có dấu

sử dụng các âm tiết

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เน้น

การใช้พยางค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa tekanan

digunakan suku kata

🇵🇭Filipino

walang impit

ginagamit ng mga pantig

🇲🇾Malay

tanpa aksen

digunakan suku kata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير لكنة

تستخدم من المقاطع

🇮🇷Persian

بدون لهجه

استفاده از هجاها

🇹🇷Turkish

aksansız

hecelerin kullanıldığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

ללא מבטא

משמש בהברות

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The primary meaning of 'unaccented' is 'used of syllables'.

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'unaccented' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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