Definition of "unstressed" []

• Linguistics Not stressed or accented: an unstressed syllable. (adjective)
• Not exposed or subjected to stress. (adjective)

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• "Easy winters and plentiful food result in unstressed bucks that tend to hold antlers longer."
• "Gabe dw: I only have a weak separation between [ɪ] and [ə] in unstressed syllables, so have trouble telling them apart."
• "If man is a stressed syllable, the word feels less neutral than if man is an unstressed syllable (spokesMAN vs. SPOKESman)."