accentuality
/əkˌsɛn(t)ʃʊˈalɪti/ /akˌsɛn(t)ʃʊˈalɪti/noun
1In plural Particulars or characteristics of accent or stress. rare.
2The quality or fact of being accentual.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Lamb (1775–1834), essayist. From accentual + -ity.
- as pleased (or proud) as Punch
- (as) poor as a church mouse
- asportation
- a sprat to catch a mackerel
- asprawl
- (as) pretty as a picture
- asp viper
- a square deal
- a square peg in a round hole
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) quiet as a mouse (or lamb)
- (as) quiet as the grave
- asquint
- Asquith, Herbert Henry
- as rare (or scarce) as hen's teeth
- (as) red as a beetroot (beet)
- as regards
- as regular as clockwork
- (as) right as a trivet
- (as) right as rain
- (as) rough as guts
- ass
- -ass
- Assad, Hafiz al-
- as safe as houses