ACCENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
   Synonym(s)
   • accent mark (what does accent mark mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) accent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • diacritical mark (what does diacritical mark mean?)
   • diacritic (what does diacritic mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stress mark (what does stress mark mean?)
   • acute accent (what does acute accent mean?)
   • acute (what does acute mean?)
   • ague (what does ague mean?)
   • grave accent (what does grave accent mean?)
   • grave (what does grave mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
   Synonym(s)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he put the stress on the wrong syllable
   Hypernyms(s) accent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • prosody (what does prosody mean?)
   • inflection (what does inflection mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • accentuation (what does accentuation mean?)
   • tonic accent (what does tonic accent mean?)
   • pitch accent (what does pitch accent mean?)
   • word stress (what does word stress mean?)
   • word accent (what does word accent mean?)
   • sentence stress (what does sentence stress mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • distinctive manner of oral expression
   Synonym(s)
   • speech pattern (what does speech pattern mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he couldn”t suppress his contemptuous accent
   • she had a very clear speech pattern
   Hypernyms(s) accent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pronunciation (what does pronunciation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • drawl (what does drawl mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
   Synonym(s)
   • dialect (what does dialect mean?)
   • idiom (what does idiom mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English
   • he has a strong German accent
   Hypernyms(s) accent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • non-standard speech (what does non-standard speech mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • eye dialect (what does eye dialect mean?)
   • patois (what does patois mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
5. Meaning
   • special importance or significance
   Synonym(s)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis
   • the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents
   Hypernyms(s) accent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • importance (what does importance mean?)
   • grandness (what does grandness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • focus (what does focus mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • emphasise (what does emphasise mean?)
   • punctuate (what does punctuate mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • emphasise (what does emphasise mean?)
   • punctuate (what does punctuate mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • emphasise (what does emphasise mean?)
   • punctuate (what does punctuate mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)

ACCENT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • put stress on
   • utter with an accent
   Synonym(s)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
   Hypernyms(s) accent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pronounce (what does pronounce mean?)
   • articulate (what does articulate mean?)
   • enounce (what does enounce mean?)
   • sound out (what does sound out mean?)
   • enunciate (what does enunciate mean?)
   • say (what does say mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dialect (what does dialect mean?)
   • idiom (what does idiom mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accent mark (what does accent mark mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • speech pattern (what does speech pattern mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuation (what does accentuation mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
2. Meaning
   • to stress, single out as important
   Synonym(s)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   • emphasise (what does emphasise mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • punctuate (what does punctuate mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
   Hypernyms(s) accent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • express (what does express mean?)
   • show (what does show mean?)
   • evince (what does evince mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • background (what does background mean?)
   • play down (what does play down mean?)
   • downplay (what does downplay mean?)
   • bring out (what does bring out mean?)
   • set off (what does set off mean?)
   • re-emphasise (what does re-emphasise mean?)
   • re-emphasize (what does re-emphasize mean?)
   • bear down (what does bear down mean?)
   • topicalize (what does topicalize mean?)
   • point up (what does point up mean?)
   • drive home (what does drive home mean?)
   • ram home (what does ram home mean?)
   • press home (what does press home mean?)
   • underscore (what does underscore mean?)
   • underline (what does underline mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • emphasise (what does emphasise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • emphasizing (what does emphasizing mean?)
   • accenting (what does accenting mean?)
   • accentuation (what does accentuation mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • emphasizing (what does emphasizing mean?)
   • accenting (what does accenting mean?)
   • accentuation (what does accentuation mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • focus (what does focus mean?)