Accent meaning

What does “accent” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“accent” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: distinctive manner of oral expression.

accent

distinctive manner of oral expression
“he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent”
“she had a very clear speech pattern”
Synonymsspeech pattern
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”
Synonymsemphasis
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”
Synonymsdialect idiom
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
“he put the stress on the wrong syllable”
Synonymsstress emphasis
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Synonymsaccent mark

to stress, single out as important
“Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet”
Synonymsstress emphasize emphasise punctuate accentuate
put stress on; utter with an accent
“In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word”
Synonymsstress accentuate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University