adj
Meaning 1
Speaking without an accent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
accentless
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈæk.sɛnt.ləs/
adj
Meaning 2
Spoken without an accent.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Not having any stress (accent).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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adj
Meaning 4
Having no accent marks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unaccented
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Having no diacritical marks of any kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diacriticless, undiacritized, unaccented
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *keh2n-der. Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin accinō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus ▲ Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq. Medieval Latin accentusbor. Middle French accentbor. Anglo-Norman accentbor. Middle English accent English accent Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English accentless From accent + -less.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: akzentfrei — speaking without an accent
- Portuguese: sem sotaque — speaking without an accent
- Uyghur: ئۇرغۇسىز (urghusiz) — speaking without an accent
Real reading context