Definition of Unstressed in English :

Define Unstressed in English

Unstressed meaning in English

Meaning of Unstressed in English

Pronunciation of Unstressed in English

Unstressed pronunciation in English

Pronounce Unstressed in English

Unstressed

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Adjective

1. unstressed

not bearing a stress or accent

Example Sentences:
'short vowels are unstressed'

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Unstressed

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adjective
1. 
carrying relatively little stress; unemphasized
2. phonetics
of, relating to, or denoting the weakest accent in a word or breath group, which in some languages, such as English or German, is also associated with a reduction in vowel quality to a centralized (i) or (a)
3. prosody
(of a syllable in verse) having no stress or accent

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Unstressed

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adj.
1. Linguistics Not stressed or accented: an unstressed syllable.
2. Not exposed or subjected to stress.

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