emphasis

nounimportance, prominence

Synonyms for emphasis

noun importance, prominence

Antonyms for emphasis

delivery

noun. articulation of message

Word Origin & History

1570s, from Latin emphasis, from Greek emphasis "significance, indirect meaning," from emphainein "to present, show, indicate," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + phainein "to show" (see phantasm). In Greek and Latin, it developed a sense of "extra stress" given to a word or phrase in speech as a clue that it implies something more than literal meaning.

Example Sentences for emphasis

There was profound conviction in the emphasis with which she spoke her warning.

In the man's emphasis the girl realized at last the inefficacy of her efforts to combat his will.

She was only remarkable in this, for the force and emphasis with which she did it.

He spoke it with emphasis, and struck his stick on the floor.

"Oh, no—that I am not," said the boy, with a very expressive smile and emphasis.

His chums looked at him, wondering at the emphasis he put in his words.

Gaspare's emphasis seemed to imply where they were just then standing.

His emphasis conveyed to the others how much he disliked the thought.

She recalled the emphasis with which Eugene had told them to be on their guard against Aristide.

The emphasis of facts and persons in my thought has nothing to do with time.

emphasis

Synonyms for emphasis

Antonyms for emphasis

delivery

exaggeration

expression

expressions

force

emphasis

Synonyms for emphasis

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