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    uninflected
    /ˌʌnɪnˈflɛktɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a word or a language) not undergoing changes to express particular grammatical functions or attributes: "English is largely uninflected"
    • 2. not varying in intonation or pitch: "her voice was flat and uninflected"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNINFLECTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. (also un-inflected) uk / ˌʌn.ɪnˈflek.tɪd / us / ˌʌn.ɪnˈflek.tɪd / Add to word list. language specialized. Uninflected word forms or languages do not have changed spellings or endings that show how a word is used in sentences:

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › uninflectedUninflected Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of UNINFLECTED is not having or marked by inflection : not inflected. How to use uninflected in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNINFLECTED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. (of a voice) not modulated or changed in tone or pitched. He spoke in a neutral and uninflected voice, the tone of someone who is detached from the events occurring around him. 2. grammar. (of a word) not changed in form by inflection. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishuninflected adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of uninflected adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › uninflectedUninflected - definition of uninflected by The Free Dictionary

    1. uninflected - (of the voice) not inflected; "uninflected words"; "monotonic uninflected speech". inflected - (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch; "his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one". 2. uninflected - not inflected; "`boy' and `swim' are uninflected English words".

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Uninflected_wordUninflected word - Wikipedia

    In linguistic morphology, an uninflected word is a word that has no morphological markers such as affixes, ablaut, consonant gradation, etc., indicating declension or conjugation. If a word has an uninflected form, this is usually the form used as the lemma for the word.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › uninflectedUninflected - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. (of the voice) not inflected. “ uninflected words” “monotonic uninflected speech” see more. adjective. expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection. synonyms: analytic. isolating.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › uninflected_adjuninflected, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective uninflected mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective uninflected. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › uninflecteduninflected - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Adjective [ edit] (of a language) That which does not use inflection. (of a word) That which has not been inflected . It seems that many such technical words (grada, minuta, introitus) were left in the uninflected state when contracted in any customary form such as we have […]

  11. www.thesaurus.com › browse › uninflected49 Synonyms & Antonyms for UNINFLECTED | Thesaurus.com

    Find 49 different ways to say UNINFLECTED, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.