accentlessly

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adverb

Without an accent.

“Despite having been born in Scotland, he spoke French accentlessly.”

OriginEnglish accentless ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- →
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Meanings

adverbaccentlessly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout an accent.

    Despite having been born in Scotland, he spoke French accentlessly.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  7. Proto-Italic*kanō
  8. Latincanō
  9. Latinaccinō
  10. Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
  11. Medieval Latinaccentus
  12. Middle Frenchaccent
  13. Anglo-Normanaccent
  14. Middle Englishaccent
  15. Englishaccent
  16. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  18. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  19. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  20. Englishaccentless
  21. Englishaccentlessly

From accentless + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

accentlessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentlessly

MLA

“accentlessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentlessly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accentlessly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentlessly.

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