accentless

English

Etymology

From accent +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæk.sɛnt.ləs/

Adjective

accentless (comparative more accentless, superlative most accentless)

1. (of a person) Speaking without an accent.
2. (of speech) Spoken without an accent.
   • 2009, Emily St. John Mandel, Last Night in Montreal, Picador (2015), page 126:

     “You were looking up my skirt,” she said flatly, in accentless English.

3. (of a word's sound or of a language) Not having any stress (accent).
4. (of a written word) Having no accent marks.

   Synonym: unaccented

5. (of a written word) Having no diacritical marks of any kind.

   Synonyms: diacriticless, undiacritized, unaccented

Derived terms

• accentlessly
• accentlessness

 

Translations

speaking without an accent

• Portuguese: sem sotaque
• Uyghur: ئۇرغۇسىز (urghusiz)

unaccented — see unaccented