accentless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈæk.sɛnt.ləs/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin accinō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus ▲ Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq. Medieval Latin accentusbor. Middle French accentbor. Anglo-Norman accentbor. Middle English accent English accent Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English accentless From accent + -less.
Meanings
- (of a person) Speaking without an accent.
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(of speech) Spoken without an accent.
“You were looking up my skirt,” she said flatly, in accentless English.
2009, Emily St. John Mandel, Last Night in Montreal, Picador (2015), page 126:
- (of a word's sound or of a language) Not having any stress (accent).
- (of a written word) Having no accent marks.
- (of a written word) Having no diacritical marks of any kind.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more accentless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most accentless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
unaccented · diacriticless · unaccented · undiacritized
Translations (3)
ug ئۇرغۇسىز (speaking without an accent) · de akzentfrei (speaking without an accent) · pt sem sotaque (speaking without an accent)