Meanings
nounaccentlessness (uncountable)
- uncountableAbsence of an accent.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
- Proto-Italic*kanō
- Latincanō
- Latinaccinō
- Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
- Medieval Latinaccentus
- Middle Frenchaccent
- Anglo-Normanaccent
- Middle Englishaccent
- Englishaccent
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishaccentless
- Englishaccentlessness
From accentless + -ness.
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APA
accentlessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentlessness
MLA
“accentlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentlessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accentlessness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentlessness.
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