unaccented adj 1: used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" [syn: {atonic}] [ant: {tonic}] 2: not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed" [syn: {unstressed}] [ant: {stressed}] 3: used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" [syn: {light}, {weak}]