What does accent mean?
Definitions for accent
ˈæk sɛnt; ækˈsɛntac·cent
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word accent.
Princeton's WordNet
accent, speech patternnoun
distinctive manner of oral expression
"he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
emphasis, accentnoun
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"
dialect, idiom, accentnoun
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"
stress, emphasis, accentnoun
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
"he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
accent, accent markverb
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuateverb
to stress, single out as important
"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
stress, accent, accentuateverb
put stress on; utter with an accent
"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ACCENTnoun
Etymology: accentus, Lat.
I know, Sir, I am no flatterer; he that beguiled you in a plain accent was a plain knave; which, for my part, I will not be. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
Your accent is something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling. William Shakespeare, As you like it.
Accent, as in the Greek names and usage, seems to have regarded the tune of the voice; the acute accent raising the voice in some certain syllables to a higher, i.e. more acute pitch or tone, and the grave depressing it lower, and both having some emphasis, i.e. more vigorous pronunciation. William Holder, Elem.
How many ages hence
Shall this our lofty scene be acted o’er,
In states unborn, and accents yet unknown. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæsar.Winds on your wings to heav’n her accents bear;
Such words as heav’n alone is fit to hear. John Dryden, Virg. Past. 3.The tender accent of a woman’s cry
Will pass unheard, will unregarded die;
When the rough seaman’s louder shouts prevail,
When fair occasion shews the springing gale. Matthew Prior.To Accentverb
Etymology: from accentus, Lat.
Having got somebody to mark the last syllable but one, where it is long, in words above two syllables (which is enough to regulate her pronunciation, and accenting the words) let her read daily in the gospels, and avoid understanding them in Latin, if she can. John Locke, on Education, § 177.
O my unhappy lines! you that before
Have serv’d my youth to vent some wanton cries,
And, now congeal’d with grief, can scarce implore
Strength to accent, Here my Albertus lies! Henry Wotton.
Webster Dictionary
Accentnoun
a superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others
Accentnoun
a mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents
Accentnoun
modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent
Accentnoun
a word; a significant tone
Accentnoun
expressions in general; speech
Accentnoun
stress laid on certain syllables of a verse
Accentnoun
a regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure
Accentnoun
a special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure
Accentnoun
the rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period
Accentnoun
the expressive emphasis and shading of a passage
Accentnoun
a mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''
Accentnoun
a mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'27'', i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds
Accentnoun
a mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches
Accentverb
to express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent
Accentverb
to mark emphatically; to emphasize
Etymology: [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
Freebase
Accent
In sociolinguistics, an accent is a manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular individual, location, or nation. An accent may identify the locality in which its speakers reside, the socio-economic status of its speakers, their ethnicity, their caste or social class, their first language, and so on. Accents typically differ in quality of the voice, pronunciation and distinction of vowels and consonants, stress, and prosody. Although grammar, semantics, vocabulary, and other language characteristics often vary concurrently with accent, the word 'accent' may refer specifically to the differences in pronunciation, whereas the word 'dialect' encompasses the broader set of linguistic differences. Often 'accent' is a subset of 'dialect'.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Accent
ak′sent, n. modulation of the voice: stress on a syllable or word: a mark used to direct this stress: any mode of utterance peculiar to a country, a province, or an individual: (poet.) a significant word, or words generally: (pl.) speech, language.—v.t. Accent′, to express or note the accent.—adj. Accent′ual, relating to accent.—n. Accentual′ity.—adv. Accent′ually.—v.t. Accent′uate, to mark or pronounce with accent: to make prominent.—n. Accentuā′tion, the act of marking or of pronouncing accents. [Fr.—L. accentus, a tone or note—ad, to, canĕre, to sing.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'accent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2960
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'accent' in Nouns Frequency: #1966
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of accent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of accent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of accent in a Sentence
It's easier for me in a way to have all the you know, when I put the wig on and I'm in these peasant clothes and, thank God, no high heels … and the accent, and there's just such a different it's just exciting. it’s a little different in that we have acting scenes together. We never had that in ‘Sons,’.
Palms, while an iconic part of Miami Beach's landscape, have moved from being an accent plant to a major component of the city's urban forest.
We were talking on the phone and she was already Patrizia, her accent was perfect.
The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech.
Jared Kushner and Donald Trump picks up the phone and I started talking to The President. I never said to Jared Kushner and Donald Trump that I was Sen. Menendez. I was just talking in my Long Island accent. The thing is, you hear my bad Long Island accent and a voice that Jared Kushner and Donald Trump has talked to so many times, the President wants to be accessible to members and likes engaging them and wants them to have the opportunity to connect. The downside of that is sometimes the channels are open too widely and mistakes like this happen.
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Translations for accent
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- tongvalAfrikaans
- نبر, تلفظ, نطق, علامة نبر, لكنةArabic
- баҫымBashkir
- на́ціскBelarusian
- акцентирам, акце́нт, произноше́ние, ударе́ние, ритъм, [[поставям]] [[ударение]], подчертавамBulgarian
- accentuar, accentCatalan, Valencian
- přízvukCzech
- betoning, trykDanish
- Betonung, AkzentGerman
- τόνοςGreek
- akĉentoEsperanto
- acento, tilde, acentuarSpanish
- مدPersian
- ilmaisu, [[merkitä]] [[aksentit]], painottaa, pilkku, aksenttimerkki, sävy, korostus, aksentti, isku, paino, puhe, korostaa, painotus, pääpaino, erityispiirre, äänensävy, sävyttää, painopisteFinnish
- accentuer, accentFrench
- aiceann, béim ghutha, aiceannaigh, blasIrish
- beumScottish Gaelic
- acentoGalician
- מבטא, דגשHebrew
- hangsúly, ékezet, akcentusHungarian
- acentizar, acentoIdo
- áherslaIcelandic
- accentoItalian
- 強調, アクセント, 強音, なまり, 話し振りJapanese
- 강세Korean
- kirtisLithuanian
- на́гласок, акце́нт, нагла́сува, акценти́ра, прим, нагласокMacedonian
- klemtoon, uitspraak, accent, accentteken, accentueren, beklemtonen, tongvalDutch
- aksentuere, trykk, aksent, uttale, tonefall, betoning, merkeNorwegian
- akcent, naciskPolish
- linha, tonicidade, acento, sotaquePortuguese
- accent, intonațieRomanian
- акце́нт, [[ста́вить]] [[ударе́ние]], штрих, [[знак]] [[ударение, [[поста́вить]] [[ударе́ние]], подчеркну́ть, подчёркивать, ударе́ние, [[проставля́ть]] [[ударе́ние]], [[проста́вить]] [[ударе́ние]], акценти́роватьRussian
- atzentuSardinian
- naglasak, нагласакSerbo-Croatian
- prízvukSlovak
- naglàs, naglasiti, poudaritiSlovene
- accent, accentuera, betoning, betona, brytningSwedish
- శైలి, యాసTelugu
- vurgulamak, şive, ağız, vurgu, aksanTurkish
- на́голосUkrainian
- kazetamalVolapük
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