uninflected

• Se dit d'un mot, en particulier d'un adjectif, qui ne change pas de forme pour marquer des traits grammaticaux tels que le nombre, le cas ou le genre.

Describes a word, especially an adjective, that does not change its form to indicate grammatical features such as number, case, or gender.

1. Voice without variationC1formal

   Describing a voice that does not change in pitch or tone; monotonous.

   Voix sans variation

   • He spoke in a flat, uninflected monotone.
   • Her uninflected voice made the lecture hard to follow.
   • The narrator's uninflected delivery added to the eerie atmosphere.

   Synonymesdroningexpressionlessflatlevelmonotonemonotonoustonelessunvarying

   Antonymesanimatedexpressiveinflectedmodulatedvaried

2. Not modified by inflectionC2formal

   Referring to a word that does not change its form to indicate grammatical relationships such as tense, number, or case.

   non fléchi

   • In English, adverbs are typically uninflected.
   • The word 'sheep' is uninflected in the plural.
   • Many prepositions are uninflected in most languages.

   Synonymesfixedinvariableunvarying

   Antonymesinflected

3. Analytic grammatical expressionC2formal

   Expressing a grammatical category by using separate words (like auxiliary verbs or prepositions) rather than changing the form of a word.

   analytique (expression grammaticale)

   • The future tense in English is often uninflected, using 'will' instead of a verb ending.
   • Comparative forms can be uninflected, as in 'more beautiful' instead of 'beautifuler'.
   • Uninflected languages like Chinese rely on word order rather than suffixes.

   Synonymesanalyticisolating

   Antonymesinflectedsynthetic