Standard Lemma guide
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
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adj
Of a word's sound or of a language, without any stress (accent).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Of a person's speech, not pronounced with a distinctive accent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Of a written word, having no accent marks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: accentless
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of a written word, having no diacritical marks of any kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: accentless, diacriticless, undiacritized
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
used of syllables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: atonic
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: light, weak
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English accented English unaccented From un- + accented.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
