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eemphasis, emfasis, emmphasis, emphaasis, emphasi, emphasiis, emphassiss, emphaziz, emphhasis, empphasis, enphasis, mphasis

Emphasis — synonyms, definition

1. emphasis (Noun)

14 synonyms
accent articulation cadence highlight importance inflection intonation prominence rhythm significance stress stroke vehemence vehemency
4 definitions

emphasis (Noun) — Special importance or significance. ex. "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"

emphasis (Noun) — Intensity or forcefulness of expression. ex. "his emphasis on civil rights"

emphasis (Noun) — Special and significant stress by means of position or repetition.

emphasis (Noun) — The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch). ex. "he put the emphasis on the wrong syllable"

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grandness importance inflection intensity intensiveness prosody rhetorical device
11 types
accentuation focus overemphasis pitch accent sentence stress stress tonic accent topicalisation topicalization word accent word stress