unstressed

/ʌnˈstrɛst/
adjective
  1. Not affected by stress or anxiety; relaxed.
    • The yoga class left everyone feeling calm and unstressed.
    • After the vacation, she felt completely unstressed and ready to work.
    • He maintained an unstressed attitude even during the final exam.
  2. In linguistics, spoken without emphasis or accent; not stressed.
    • Unstressed vowels in English often sound like a schwa.
    • Poets sometimes use unstressed syllables to create a rhythm.
    • In the word 'banana', the first and last syllables are unstressed.
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