unemphatic

• Qualifie quelque chose qui n'est pas exprimé ou rendu avec emphase ou force ; dépourvu d'accentuation ou d'importance, monotone ou neutre.

Describes something that is not expressed or delivered with emphasis or force; lacking stress or prominence.

1. Not emphasizedC1formal

   Lacking emphasis or stress; spoken or written without special force or importance.

   Non accentué, sans emphase

   • His reply was unemphatic, almost a whisper.
   • The speaker's unemphatic tone made the announcement seem unimportant.
   • She gave an unemphatic nod, barely acknowledging the question.

   Synonymeslow-keymutedquietsoftsubduedunaccentedunderstatedunstressedweak

   Antonymesaccentedemphasizedemphaticforcefulstressed