accentless Definition

accent
noun

1a. The particular way words are pronounced by people who live in a particular place, belong to a particular social group, etc;

Thesaurus: pronunciation, inflection, intonation, modulation, enunciation, articulation.
1b. poetic
Way of speaking; speech.
Form: accents
2. Emphasis or stress put on a particular syllable in speaking.
3. A mark put over a vowel to show how it is pronounced, eg acute, grave³ or circumflex. Compare diacritic.
4. A feature, mark or characteristic which makes something distinct or special.
5. music.
Emphasis or stress placed on certain notes or chords.
6. art.
A highlight or other touch which emphasizes a particular effect.

verb accented, accenting

1. To pronounce something with an accent.
2. To mark an accent on (a written letter or syllable).
3. To emphasize or stress.

Thesaurus: stress, emphasize, accentuate, underline, underscore.

Derivative: accentless
adj

Etymology: 14c: from Latin accentus.