nnoun.communicationdistinctive manner of oral expressionSynset:speech pattern
Examples:- he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
- she had a very clear speech pattern
Derivationally Related Form:accentuate
Hypernyms:pronunciation
Inherited Hypernyms:accentpronunciationutteranceauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:drawl
nnoun.statespecial importance or significanceSynset:emphasis
Examples:- the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis
- the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents
Derivationally Related Form:emphasizeemphaticaccentaccentuate
Hypernyms:grandness importance
Inherited Hypernyms:emphasisimportancestandingstatusstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:focusstress
nnoun.communicationthe usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of peopleSynset:dialect idiom
Examples:- the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English
- he has a strong German accent
- it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy
Derivationally Related Form:dialectalaccentuate
Hypernyms:non-standard speech
Inherited Hypernyms:dialectnon-standard speechspeechauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:eye dialectpatois
Full Hyponyms:eye dialectpatois
nnoun.communicationthe relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)Synset:emphasis stress
Examples:- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
Derivationally Related Form:emphaticaccentaccentuatestressaccentual
Hypernyms:inflection prosody
Inherited Hypernyms:stressprosodymanner of speakingexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:accentuationpitch accentsentence stresstonic accentword accentword stress
Full Hyponyms:accentuationsentence stresstonic accentword stress
nnoun.communicationa diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciationTopic:languagelinguistic communication
Synset:accent mark
Derivationally Related Form:accentuateaccentual
Hypernyms:diacritic diacritical mark
Inherited Hypernyms:accentdiacritical markmarkwritten symbolsymbolsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:acuteacute accentaguegravegrave accentstress mark
Full Hyponyms:acute accentgrave accentstress mark
vverb.communicationto stress, single out as importantSynset:accentuate emphasise emphasize punctuate stress
Examples:- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
Derivationally Related Form:emphasisaccentuationaccentstressemphasizing
Hypernyms:evince express show
Inherited Hypernyms:stressexpressconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:backgroundbear downbring outdownplaydrive homeemphasiseemphasizeplay downpoint uppress homeram homere-emphasisere-emphasizeset offtopicalizeunderlineunderscore
Full Troponyms:backgroundbear downbring outdrive homeforegroundpick uppoint upraisere-emphasisesoft-pedaltopicalizeunderscorewave off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationput stress on; utter with an accentSynset:accentuate stress
Examples:- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
Derivationally Related Form:accentuationaccentstress
Hypernyms:articulate enounce enunciate pronounce say sound out
Inherited Hypernyms:stresspronounce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something