stress´less|ness

stress´less|ness
stress|less «STREHS lihs», adjective.
1. not under stress or strain: »

stressless life.

2. unstressed: »

Some languages—Hindi, Marathi, and Japanese—may be described as stressless (Simeon Potter).

stress´less|ness, noun.

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