ACCENTS Synonyms

• 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

• to stress, single out as important

• put stress on; utter with an accent

• test the limits of

• to suffer from stress

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• the close of a musical section

• a recurrent rhythmical series

• a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

• the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

• deviation from a straight or normal course

• a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

• rise and fall of the voice pitch

• singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong

• the act of singing in a monotonous tone

• the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

• a musical passage moving from one key to another

• (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase

• rise and fall of the voice pitch

• a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

• the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)

• (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

• the quality of a person's voice

• (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages

• (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

• a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

• a steady sound without overtones

• the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

• a musical interval of two semitones

• the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

• vary the pitch of one's speech

• change the color or tone of

• change to a color image

• give a healthy elasticity to

• to stress, single out as important

• put stress on; utter with an accent

• 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)

• the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

• give extra weight to (a communication)

• to stress, single out as important

• to stress, single out as important

• give extra weight to (a communication)

• a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

• the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

• the style of a particular artist or school or movement

• an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

• insert punctuation marks into

• to stress, single out as important

• interrupt periodically

• a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

• distinctive manner of oral expression