Unstressed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈstɹɛst/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unstressed is an adjective meaning (of a vowel) not stressed or accentuated.
Meaning
(of a vowel) not stressed or accentuated.
More Meanings
- not subject to stress
Example Sentences
Type D half-lines ending in words of this type are analysed by Hutcheson as ending in two completely unstressed syllables. That analysis must be descriptively correct for, say, the 10th cent.; whether it would have fitted the facts in the 8th cent. is much less clear.
Synonyms for unstressed
Depending on context, synonyms include light, short, weak, feminine, unaccented.
Antonyms for unstressed
Common opposites include stressed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unaccented, weak, short, feminine, light, unaccentuated.
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