Unaccented syllable

• Unaccented, as syllables
• Almost immediately arrests one without stress
• Not accented, as syllables
• Unstressed, as a syllable

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Atones \At*ones\, adv. [See At one .] [Obs.] Down he fell atones as a stone. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Atonic \A*ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. atonique. See Atony .] (Med.) Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy; as, an atonic disease. (Gram.) Unaccented; ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. characterized by a lack of tonus used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" [syn: unaccented ] [ant: tonic ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context of a sound or syllable English) unstressed 2 (context pathology English) Lacking muscle tone. 3 (context medicine English) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Atonic may refer to: In music : Atonality , lack of a key or tonal center In medicine : Atony , a muscle losing its strength In linguistics : Atonic or unaccented, a syllable without stress or pitch accent