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unconcern'dly

Adverb
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An archaic adverb meaning calmly, nonchalantly, or without worry; describes indifference or easy confidence in narrative verse.

Detailed Definition
This is an older poetic spelling of unconcernedly, meaning “without concern.” Pope uses it to describe a life lived with calm detachment, free from anxiety about time passing.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Blest, who can unconcern’dly find / Hours, days, and years slide soft away” means without anxiety or excessive concern; The apostrophe marks an older spelling of unconcernedly; “She watched the rain unconcernedly from the train” gives a neutral modern usage; In reflective verse, the adverb may praise calm detachment or criticize indifference to suffering
Additional Notes
The apostrophe spelling in “unconcern'dly” is archaic-looking and the word itself is less common in modern reading.; Found in the poem, Ode on Solitude by Alexander Pope
Also Known As
indifferently unconcernedly nonchalantly
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