unstressed

[US]/ʌn'strest/

[UK]/ʌn'strɛst/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. without emphasis or accent; lacking stress

an unstressed syllable in a word.

a well-balanced, unstressed person.

Lines composed primarily of anapestic feet, often with an additional unstressed syllable the end of the first line, are much rarer in English verse.

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