nonstress

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noun

The absence of stress.

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Meanings

nounnonstress (countable and uncountable, plural nonstresses)

plural nonstresses

  1. countableuncountableThe absence of stress.

    In addition, the line-turn can act as a virtual syllable, in iambics creating promotions from two instead of three nonstresses at the end of a line [...]

    2002, Graham Parry, Joad Raymond, Milton and the Terms of Liberty, →ISBN, page 40

Origin

From non- + stress.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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