accented

verbplace emphasis, importance

Synonyms for accented

verb place emphasis, importance

Antonyms for accented

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "particular mode of pronunciation," from Middle French accent, from Old French acent (13c.), from Latin accentus "song added to speech," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + cantus "a singing," past participle of canere "to sing" (see chant (v.)). Loan-translation of Greek prosoidia, from pros- "to" + oide "song," which apparently described the pitch scheme in Greek verse. The decorating sense of "something that emphasizes or highlights" is from 1972.

Example Sentences for accented

Never should it be said that Antonia Dennant had accented him and thrown him over.

Safti hailed him with the accented violence peculiar to the Arabs.

I accented in most words from the French has the sound of long e.

In long words two, and sometimes three, syllables are accented.

At first he repeated some well-known prayers, and only accented a word here and there.

Inconsistency in hyphenation and accented words has also been retained.

Letters that are accented in the lower case are typically not accented in the upper case.

What an accented note it is in the whole vast expanse of green and blue!

The original hyphenation and use of accented words has been retained.

It accented and so it removed the narrowness of Puritan practice.

accented

Synonyms for accented

Antonyms for accented

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