Word.ws English Dictionary

nonaccent

nonaccent noun: an unaccented beat or syllable, as in music or poetry.

Noun

nonaccent (plural nonaccents)

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

Forms of nonaccent

pluralnonaccents

Origin of nonaccent

From non- + accent.

Questions about nonaccent

What does nonaccent mean?
Nonaccent means an unaccented beat or syllable, as in music or poetry.
What part of speech is nonaccent?
Nonaccent is a noun.
What is the plural of nonaccent?
The plural of nonaccent is nonaccents.

Words near nonaccent in the dictionary

  1. nonacarbides
  2. nonacceding
  3. nonaccelerated
  4. nonaccelerating
  5. nonacceleration
  6. nonaccent
  7. nonaccented
  8. nonaccents
  9. nonaccentual
  10. nonacceptability
  11. nonacceptable

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: nonaccent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “nonaccent.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/nonaccent. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.