Unaccented vs Arsis - What's the difference?
unaccented | arsis |
Of a word, having no diacritical mark; accentless.
Of a vowel or syllable, pronounced with no, or little stress.
Not pronounced with a distinctive accent.
Raising of the voice in prosody, accented part of a metrical foot
As an adjective unaccented
is of a word, having no diacritical mark; accentless.As a noun arsis is
the stronger part of a musical measure or a metrical foot.unaccented
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The Frenchman spoke clear, unaccented English.