stressless

stressless
stress·less (strĕsʹlĭs) adj.
1. Linguistics. Having no phonetic stress:

a stressless syllable.

2. Having no metrical stress.
3. Causing no stress:

enjoyed a stressless hour of peace and quiet.

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