ACCENTUATIONS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word accentuations. (close relations)
Definition of ACCENTUATIONS
Best Alternative Words for ACCENTUATIONS
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emphasis | nounn | |||||||
noun • special importance or significance • intensity or forcefulness of expression • special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g. • the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) | ||||||||
importance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being important and worthy of note • a prominent status | ||||||||
prominence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent • relative importance or fame • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||||||||
significance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being significant • a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred • the message that is intended or expressed or signified | ||||||||
stress | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense • special emphasis attached to something • difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension • (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body verb • to stress, single out as important • put stress on; utter with an accent • test the limits of • to suffer from stress | ||||||||
weight | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity • sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms • the relative importance granted to something • an artifact that is heavy • an oppressive feeling of heavy force • a system of units used to express the weight of something • a unit used to measure weight • (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance verb • weight down with a load • present with a bias | ||||||||
accenting | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of giving special importance or significance to something | ||||||||
emphasizing | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of giving special importance or significance to something |