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accent
Overview of noun accent
The noun accent has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (5) accent, speech pattern -- (distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern")
2. (1) emphasis, accent -- (special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents")
3. dialect, idiom, accent -- (the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "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")
4. stress, emphasis, accent -- (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable")
5. accent, accent mark -- (a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation)
Overview of verb accent
The verb accent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate -- (to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet")
2. stress, accent, accentuate -- (put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun accent
5 senses of accent
Sense 1
accent, speech pattern
=> pronunciation
=> utterance, vocalization
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
emphasis, accent
=> importance, grandness
=> standing
=> status, position
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
dialect, idiom, accent
=> non-standard speech
=> speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
stress, emphasis, accent
=> prosody, inflection
=> manner of speaking, speech, delivery
=> expressive style, style
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
accent, accent mark
=> diacritical mark, diacritic
=> mark
=> written symbol, printed symbol
=> symbol
=> signal, signaling, sign
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun accent
5 senses of accent
Sense 1
accent, speech pattern
=> drawl
Sense 2
emphasis, accent
=> stress, focus
Sense 3
dialect, idiom, accent
=> eye dialect
=> patois
Sense 4
stress, emphasis, accent
=> accentuation
=> tonic accent, pitch accent
=> word stress, word accent
=> sentence stress
Sense 5
accent, accent mark
=> stress mark
=> acute accent, acute, ague
=> grave accent, grave
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun accent
5 senses of accent
Sense 1
accent, speech pattern
=> pronunciation
Sense 2
emphasis, accent
=> importance, grandness
Sense 3
dialect, idiom, accent
=> non-standard speech
Sense 4
stress, emphasis, accent
=> prosody, inflection
Sense 5
accent, accent mark
=> diacritical mark, diacritic
Antonyms of noun accent
Member Holonyms of noun accent
Substance Holonyms of noun accent
Part Holonyms of noun accent
Member Meronyms of noun accent
Substance Meronyms of noun accent
Part Meronyms of noun accent
Meronyms of noun accent
Holonyms of noun accent
Attributes of noun accent
Derived Forms of noun accent
5 senses of accent
Sense 1
accent, speech pattern
RELATED TO>(verb) accentuate#2
=> stress, accent, accentuate
Sense 2
emphasis, accent
RELATED TO>(verb) accentuate#1
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
RELATED TO>(verb) accent#1
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
Sense 3
dialect, idiom, accent
RELATED TO>(verb) accentuate#2
=> stress, accent, accentuate
Sense 4
stress, emphasis, accent
RELATED TO>(adj) accentual#1
=> accentual
RELATED TO>(adj) accentual#2
=> accentual
RELATED TO>(verb) accentuate#2
=> stress, accent, accentuate
RELATED TO>(verb) accent#2
=> stress, accent, accentuate
Sense 5
accent, accent mark
RELATED TO>(adj) accentual#1
=> accentual
RELATED TO>(verb) accentuate#2
=> stress, accent, accentuate
Domain of noun accent
1 of 5 senses of accent
Sense 5
accent, accent mark
TOPIC>(noun) language#1, linguistic communication#1
Domain Terms of noun accent
1 of 5 senses of accent
Sense 3
dialect, idiom, accent
USAGE TERM>(adj) euphonious#2
USAGE TERM>(adv) forward#1, forwards#1, frontward#1, frontwards#1, forrad#1, forrard#1
USAGE TERM>(verb) spang#1, bang#6
Familiarity of noun accent
accent used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun accent
5 senses of accent
Sense 1
accent, speech pattern
> pronunciation
=> sibilation, assibilation
=> mispronunciation
=> homophony
=> accent, speech pattern
=> articulation
Sense 2
emphasis, accent
> importance, grandness
=> emphasis, accent
=> primacy
Sense 3
dialect, idiom, accent
> non-standard speech
=> baby talk, babytalk
=> baby talk, babytalk, motherese
=> dialect, idiom, accent
=> localism
=> regionalism
=> telegraphese
=> vernacular
=> slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
=> slang, slang expression, slang term
Sense 4
stress, emphasis, accent
> prosody, inflection
=> intonation, modulation, pitch contour
=> caesura
=> enjambment, enjambement
=> stress, emphasis, accent
=> rhythm, speech rhythm
Sense 5
accent, accent mark
> diacritical mark, diacritic
=> accent, accent mark
=> breve
=> cedilla
=> circumflex
=> hacek, wedge
=> macron
=> tilde
=> umlaut, dieresis, diaeresis
Meronyms of noun accent
5 senses of accent
Sense 1
accent, speech pattern
=> pronunciation
=> utterance, vocalization
HAS PART: phone, speech sound, sound
Holonyms of noun accent
Grep of noun accent
accent
accent mark
accenting
accentor
accentual system
accentuation
acute accent
grave accent
pitch accent
tonic accent
word accent
Antonyms of verb accent
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb accent
2 senses of accent
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb accent
1 of 2 senses of accent
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> background, play down, downplay
=> bring out, set off
=> re-emphasise, re-emphasize
=> bear down
=> topicalize
=> point up
=> drive home, ram home, press home
=> underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb accent
2 senses of accent
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
'Cause To' of verb accent
Derived Forms of verb accent
2 senses of accent
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
RELATED TO>(noun) accent#2
=> emphasis, accent
Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
RELATED TO>(noun) accent#4
=> stress, emphasis, accent
Domain of verb accent
Domain Terms of verb accent
Familiarity of verb accent
accent used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb accent
2 senses of accent
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb accent
2 senses of accent
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
> express, show, evince
=> sneer
=> imply, connote
=> burst out
=> suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> imply
=> give
=> exude
=> vent, ventilate, give vent
=> give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> menace
=> beam
=> smile
Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
=> twang
=> devoice
=> raise
=> lilt
=> palatalize, palatalise
=> nasalize, nasalise
=> mispronounce, misspeka
=> aspirate
=> voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
=> retroflex
=> subvocalize, subvocalise
=> syllabize, syllabise
=> drawl
=> round, labialize, labialise
=> lisp
=> stress, accent, accentuate
=> vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise
=> click
=> trill
=> sibilate
=> flap
=> explode
=> roll
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb accent
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
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Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
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Grep of verb accent
accent
accentuate
Grep of adj accent
accented
accentual
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