nonaccent

N1O1N1A1C3C3E1N1T1

noun

An unaccented beat or syllable, as in music or poetry.

OriginEnglish accent ← Middle English accent ← Anglo-Norman accent →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounnonaccent (plural nonaccents)

plural nonaccents

  1. An unaccented beat or syllable, as in music or poetry.
  2. derogatoryA spoken accent that is neutral and undistinctive.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  15. Proto-Italic*ad
  16. Proto-Italic*ad-
  17. Latinad-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  20. Proto-Italic*kanō
  21. Latincanō
  22. Latinaccinō
  23. Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
  24. Medieval Latinaccentus
  25. Middle Frenchaccent
  26. Anglo-Normanaccent
  27. Middle Englishaccent
  28. Englishaccent
  29. Englishnonaccent

From non- + accent.

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APA

nonaccent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaccent

MLA

“nonaccent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaccent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonaccent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaccent.

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