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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"
7 types of
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