accent

accent is a 6-letter English word with 22 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 22 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.
2. noun. A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents.
3. noun. Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent.
4. noun. A word; a significant tone
5. noun. expressions in general; speech.
6. noun. Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
7. noun. A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
8. noun. A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
9. noun. The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
10. noun. The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.
11. noun. A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''.
12. noun. A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'27'', i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds.
13. noun. A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches.
14. transitive verb. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
15. transitive verb. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
16. noun. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
17. noun. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

    "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

    Synonyms: emphasis, stress

18. noun. distinctive manner of oral expression

    "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"

    "she had a very clear speech pattern"

19. noun. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

    "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"

    "he has a strong German accent"

    Synonyms: dialect, idiom

20. noun. special importance or significance

    "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"

    "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"

    Synonyms: emphasis

21. verb. put stress on; utter with an accent

    "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

    Synonyms: accentuate, stress

22. verb. to stress, single out as important

    "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

    Synonyms: accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress

Synonyms

emphasis, stress, dialect, idiom, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate

Common word forms

accents, accented, accenting, accentless

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