Meanings
adjectiveunaccentuated (comparative more unaccentuated, superlative most unaccentuated)
comparative more unaccentuated · superlative most unaccentuated
- Not accentuated.
an unaccentuated syllable
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- 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)
- Latinaccentus
- Latinaccentuō
- Medieval Latinaccentuātus
- Englishaccentuated
- Englishunaccentuated
From un- + accentuated.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
unaccentuated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaccentuated
MLA
“unaccentuated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaccentuated. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unaccentuated,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaccentuated.
Source: unaccentuated on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.