nnoun.statespecial importance or significanceSynset:accent
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.attributeintensity or forcefulness of expressionSynset:vehemence
Examples:- the vehemence of his denial
- his emphasis on civil rights
Derivationally Related Form:emphatic
Hypernyms:intensity intensiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:vehemenceintensitydegreepropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:overemphasis
Full Hyponyms:overemphasis
nnoun.communicationspecial and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.Derivationally Related Form:emphatic
Hypernyms:rhetorical device
Inherited Hypernyms:emphasisrhetorical devicedeviceexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:topicalization
Full Hyponyms:topicalization
nnoun.communicationthe relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)Synset:accent 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