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unaccented
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unaccented

1590s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of accent (v.).

Wiktionary
unaccented

a. 1 Of a word, having no diacritical mark; accentless. 2 Of a vowel or syllable, pronounced with no, or little stress. 3 Not pronounced with a distinctive accent.

WordNet
unaccented

  1. adj. used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" [syn: atonic] [ant: tonic]

  2. not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed" [syn: unstressed] [ant: stressed]

  3. used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" [syn: light, weak]

Usage examples of "unaccented".

How can it be that Luk not only understands but is able to speak a perfect, unaccented English?

How can it be that Luk not only understands but is able to speak a perfect, unaccented English?

Englishthe distinct, unaccented English of the Protectorate rather than one of the American dialects.

The voice was flat and unaccented, lacking any kind of emotion, or humanity.

It was a surprisingly normal voice to issue from such an unusual person, of medium depth, unaccented.