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Answer for the clue "Not emphasized, as a syllable ", 10 letters:
unstressed

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Word definitions for unstressed in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context of a vowel English) not stressed or accentuated 2 not subject to stress

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed" [syn: unaccented ] [ant: stressed ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1879, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of stress (v.).

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN syllable ▪ These words show very clearly the difficulty of the unstressed syllable . ▪ The production of stress is generally believed to depend on the speaker using more muscular energy than is used for unstressed ...

Usage examples of unstressed.

To my ear there were no defects in the unstressed delivery of his voice.

The vessel went out to five planetary diameters, where its Lawlor drive could take hold of relatively unstressed space.

Chapter 8 Lately Lanagan had taken to sitting on the front porch steps in the evening, where it was nice and peaceful and conducive to unstressed thinking.

Untested, unstressed internal supports and exterior deflectors ached under the strain, and the strain refused to go away.