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- Dictionaryun·in·flect·ed/ˌənənˈflektəd/
adjective
- 1. (of a word or a language) not undergoing changes to express 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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Uninflected means not having or marked by inflection, which is a change in the form of a word to show grammatical functions or meanings. Learn more about the word history, examples, and related entries of uninflected.
An uninflected voice, sound, or performance does not change much in tone (= expression) or pitch (= level): He spoke softly, in a mostly uninflected voice with a slight Texas twang. The tone and style of the narrative remains cool and relatively uninflected. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Linguistics: grammatical terms. ablative.
Uninflected means not modulated or changed in tone or pitched, or not changed in form by inflection. Learn how to use this word in sentences with examples from Collins English Dictionary.
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.
Definition of uninflected adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Uninflected means not modulated or changed in tone or pitched, or not showing alteration in form by adding affixes. Learn the difference between uninflected and inflected words, and see synonyms and related terms.
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.
