unaccented

[uhn-ak-sen-tid, uhn-ak-sen-]

adjective

1. not accented; unstressed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unaccented¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + accent + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In a melodic, chirpy voice, speaking in unaccented American English and calling herself Orphan Ann, D’Aquino did done hundreds of broadcasts for a news and music show called “Zero Hour.”

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Toossi’s script handles this duality elegantly: The actors speak unaccented, colloquial English when they’re speaking Farsi; when they’re speaking English, their vocabularies scale back, and syntax becomes stilted, indefinite articles get forgotten.

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In perfect, nearly unaccented English, Szijjártó explained that Hungary is “a clearly rightist, right-wing, Christian Democratic, conservative, patriotic government.”

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His English, honed during his high school years in suburban Philadelphia and early professional stints in Washington and New York, is unaccented and idiomatic.

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You need to fluently speak unaccented American English.

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