Accent

Definition: Accent

Accent

Noun

1. Distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern".

2. Special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents".

3. 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".

4. The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable".

5. A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or (in some languages) placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation.

Verb

1. To stress, single out as important: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet.".

2. Put stress on; utter with an accent.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "accent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Computing

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Accent

Neologism

Dialect, brogue, idiom, accent, patois; provincialism, regionalism, localism; broken English, lingua franca; Anglicism, Briticism, Gallicism, Scotticism, Hibernicism; Americanism; Gypsy lingo, Romany; pidgin, pidgin English, pigeon English; Volapuk, Chinook, Esperanto, Hindustani, kitchen Kaffir.

Stammering

Noun: inarticulateness; stammering; Verb: hesitation; Verb: impediment in one's speech; traulism; whisper; (faint sound); lisp, drawl, tardiloquence; nasal tone, nasal accent; twang; falsetto; (want of voice); broken voice, broken accents, broken sentences.

Voice

Accent, accentuation; emphasis, stress; broad accent, strong accent, pure accent, native accent, foreign accent; pronunciation.

Crosswords: Accent

Danish (accent, accent mark, stress, supersign), Dutch (accent, accent mark, stress, supersign), French (accent, accent mark, note, stress, stress-mark, supersign, twang), Romanian (accent, emphasis, pronunciation, stress, tone), Swedish (accent, stress, stress mark, stress-mark).

I speak simple English, I don't have an accent as far as I can tell (The Lost World: Jurassic Park; writing credit: David Koepp)

Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king (Monty Python and the Holy Grail; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese)

Nice accent you got there (Dumb and Dumber; writing credit: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Bennett Yellin)

We think it was Saddam Hussein, but he had a British accent, so we're not sure (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt)

That's funny, you don't have the accent. (Natural Born Killers; writing credit: David Veloz)

Giving em eargasms with my mellow accent (No Diggity; performing artist: Blackstreet)

Accent on an American Summer (1962)

Barefoot Confidential 4: Accent On Feet (1999)

Accent on Sex (1993)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Building Garden Ornaments: 24 Do-It-Yourself Projects to Accent Any Setting (Black & Decker Outdoor Home) (reference)

• Pillows: Stylish Cushions, Bolsters, & Accent Pillowsyou Can Make (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Accent (reference)

• Accent Duo - Cd-rom (reference)

• Accent Leader (reference)

• Accent Member (reference)

• Accent West (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Accent on the Offbeat (reference)

• Breaking the Accent Barrier (reference)

• Napkins The Perfect Accent (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

High Tech

• TES Accent Pro (Windows) (reference)

• TES Accent Word Point Interactive Multilingual Dictionary (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Oneida Satin Accent 20-Piece Stainless Steel Flatware Set, Service for 4 (reference)

• Pfaltzgraff Jamberry Accent 9-Inch Luncheon Plates, Set of 4 (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Time to accent it. Credit: Library of Congress.

Scene in Garden Valley. Boise County, Idaho. In this mountain valley the farms are small and are devoted to general farming with accent on dairying. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It was the accent of Castlereagh drawing up for the Congress of Vienna the bill which France was to pay.

They had unearthed traces of a Cork accent in his speech and made him admit that the Lee was a much finer river than the Liffey

Madam, I have a touch of your condition That cannot brook the accent of reproof

I then put myself into the most supplicating postures, and spoke in the humblest accent, but received no answer

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

Popular suppliers of higher-quality machine-made accent and area carpets and rugs are South Korea, Italy, Spain, Greece, Egypt, and Israel. (references)

Civil Liberties

Dominican Republic

If such persons speak Spanish poorly or with a noticeable accent, they generally are detained and deported. (references)

Dominican Republic

They engage them in conversation about their work and residence, mainly to check their use of Spanish and any accent they may have. (references)

Travel

Bahamas

Business Customs: The national language of The Bahamas is English, sometimes spoken with a distinctive local accent and the use of colorful local expressions. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "accent": accent mark ♦ acute accent ♦ affect an accent ♦ assume a foreign accent ♦ broad accent ♦ circumflex accent ♦ foreign accent ♦ german accent ♦ grave accent ♦ irish accent ♦ moving accent ♦ northern accent ♦ penultimate accent ♦ pitch accent ♦ plaintive accent ♦ portuguese accent ♦ primary accent ♦ provincial accent ♦ recessive accent ♦ rhythmical accent ♦ secondary accent ♦ southern accent ♦ spanish accent ♦ speak with accent ♦ tonic accent ♦ ultima accent ♦ word accent. Additional references.

Beginning with "accent": accent-perfect.

Ending with "accent": dutch-accent, la-de-da-accent, non-accent, Panel-accent, pitch-accent, upper-middle-class-accent.

Afrikaans

beklemtoon (accentuate, stress). (various references)

Albanian

vë theks, theksim (accentuation, emphasis, stress), theks (emphasis, stress), spikatje (salience), shenjë (aim, auspice, Beck, brand, butt, cue, denotation, denotement, earmark, ensign, evidence, exponent, fleck, foretoken, impress, index, indication, insignia, Mark, marking, obelisk, obelus, office, omen, pledge, pointer, portent, presage, prognostication, scratch, seal, sign, signal, stamp, symbol, symptom, tally, target, token, vestige, Wale, weal). (various references)

Arabic 

‏نبرة (emphasis, ring, strain, stress, tone), ‏نبر, ‏لهجة (argot, dialect, language, tone), ‏توكيد (affirmation, assertion, assertiveness, assurance, confirmation, emphasis, predication), ‏العلامة النطقية. (various references)

Bulgarian 

ударение (emphasis, stress), натъртвам (bruise, hurt), знак за ударение, акцентувам (accentuate), акцент (accentuation, stress), произношение (pronunciation), произнасям с ударение, поставям ударение на (accentuate), подчертавам (accentuate, emphasize, enhance, highlight, insist, play up, point, point out, press, score under, set off, set out, underline, underscore), изтъквам (accentuate, adduce, bring out, distinguish, emphasize, feature, highlight, notice, pinpoint, play up, point out, represent, show off, show up, signalize, single out, throw up, urge). (various references)

Chinese 

腔調 , 重音 (stress), 口音. (various references)

Czech

akcent, výslovnost (enunciation, pronunciation), přízvukovat (accentuate, stress), přízvuk (stress), dùraz (emphasis, stress). (various references)

Danish

lægge vægt på (accentuate, emphasize), betoning (stress), accent (accent mark, stress, supersign). (various references)

Dutch

accent (accent mark, stress, supersign), klemtoon (stress), beklemtonen (accentuate, stress), accentueren (accentuate, stress). (various references)

Esperanto

akcento (stress), akcenti (accentuate, stress), prononcmaniero, emfazo (emphasis), emfazi (accentuate, emphasize). (various references)

Faeroese

leggja dent á (accentuate, stress), leggja áherðslu á (accentuate, stress), herðing (emphasis, stress), herða á ljóð (accentuate, stress), dentur (emphasis). (various references)

Farsi 

مد(madd), لهجه 1 (Dialect, Intonation), قوت (Bread, Emphasis, Intensity, Maintenance, Nourishment, Nutrition, Pith, Punch, Strength, Stress, Vis), تکیه دادن (Bolster, Rest), تکیه ء صدا, تلفظ (Intonation, Pronunciation), تاکیدکردن (Enforce, Playup, Stress, Underline), تاکید (Emphasis, Stress, Underscore), تشدید (Intensification), طرزقراءت (Intonation), اهمیت دادن (Emphasize), باتکیه تلفظکردن . (various references)

Finnish

aksentti, mahtipontisuus (bombast, emphasis, grandiloquence), korkomerkki. (various references)

French

accent (accent mark), souligner (accentuate), accentuer (accentuate), emphase. (various references)

Frisian

aksint (stress). (various references)

German

Akzent (emphasis, stress), Betonung (accentuation, emphasis, intonation, marking, stress, stressing), betonen (accentuate, emphasize, intonate, point up, punctuate, stress, to accentuate, to emphasize, to stress, urge), Ton (atmosphere, audio, chime, clang, clay, hue, intonation, note, nuance, pip, shade, sound, stress, style, tint, tone). (various references)

Greek 

προφορά (articulation, enunciation, pronunciation), τόνος (stress, ton, tone, tunny). (various references)

Hebrew 

להדגיש (accentuate, emphasize, stress, underscore), להטעים (accentuate, emphasize, intone, stress), הדגשה (emphasis, stress). (various references)

Hungarian

hangsúly (emphasis, stress, tone), akcentus, ékezet, kiejtésmód, hangsúlyoz (accentuate, emphasize, stress, to accent, to accentuate, to angle, to emphasise, to emphasize, to stress), hangsúlyjel (diacritic). (various references)

Indonesian

aksen, menekankan (emphasize), memberi tekanan (pressurize), logat (brogue, dialect). (various references)

Irish

bhlas. (various references)

Italian

accento (note, stress, stress mark), accentare (accentuate, stress). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

抑揚 (inflection, intonation, modulation). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

なまり (lead), くになまり (dialect), きょうおん (stress), かおん (heat, heating), ごちょう (corporal, note, tone, word-length), アクセント , よくよう (for bath use, inflection, intonation, modulation). (various references)

Manx

sheeanane, blass (flavour, overtone, spiciness, taste, tinge). (various references)

Norwegian

aksent, uttale, tonefall (intonation). (various references)

Papiamen

aksènt (stress). (various references)

Pig Latin

accentay.(various references)

Portuguese

acento (accent mark, stress, supersign, tone), acentuar (accentuate, emphasize, stress, underline), ênfase (emphasis, pomposity, significance, stress). (various references)

Romanian

accentua (accentuate, emphasize, increase, sharpen, strengthen, stress, underline), accent (emphasis, pronunciation, stress, tone), vorbã (agreement, discussion, gossip, peep, pepper, rumor, rumour, say, saying, story, subject, talk, word, words), trãsãturã distinctivã (feature, kind), ton (color, colour, key, mood, song, sound, stop, strain, timbre, tone, tune), subliniere (accentuation, averment, emphasis, stress, underlining), sublinia (accentuate, aver, emphasize, italicize, punctuate, represent, score, stress, underline, underscore), reliefa (emphasize, pick out, stress, underline), limbaj (fine language, language, parlance, speech, tongue), ictus, cuvânt (address, advice, catchword, locution, promise, say, sound, speech, teaching, view, vocable, word). (various references)

Russian 

акцент (stress). (various references)

Scottish

as (from out, prep.pron. out of him; carries the accent, that is), air (about, after, on, prep. after; precedes v.n. with the force of the Eng. past, prep. before; precedes asp.con. of noun in idiomatic, prep.pron. on him; carries the accent, upon). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

akcentovati (accentuate, emphasize), akcenat (stress), naglasiti (accentuate, emphasize, stress, underline), naglasak (stress). (various references)

Spanish

acento (accent mark, accentuation, emphasis, exhilaration, stress, supersign), acentuar (accentuate, accentuates, distinguish, elevate, emphasize, sharpen, stress), dejo (aftertaste, emptyings, relish, suspicion, taste, tinge, trace). (various references)

Swedish

accent (stress, stress mark, stress-mark), brytning (breach, break, breaking, divergence, fracture, mining, quarrying, rending), betoning (accentuation, emphasis, stress). (various references)

Thai

สำเนียงภาษาอังกฤษแบบอ็อกซ์ฟอร์ดในประเทศอังกฤษ (Oxford accent). (various references)

Turkish

ayırıcı özellik (criterion, hallmark, plate-mark), aksan işareti (grave, grave accent), aksan (accents), ağız (beak, beestings, brim, brink, chop, cutting edge, debouchment, dialect, edge, embouchure, gob, jaw, jaws, keen edge, kisser, lip, mouth, muzzle, opening, oral, orifice, outlet, potato trap, stoma, trap, vent, ventage), vurgulu okumak (accentuate), vurgulamak (accentuate, emphasize, give point to, keynote, lay stress, lay stress on, lay stress upon, play to, stress, underline, underscore), vurgu (emphasis, ictus, point, stress, word accent), şive (accents, idiom, localism, speech, vernacular), üzerinde durmak (accentuate, discourse, dwell on, elaborate, emphasize, give point to, harp on, harp upon, insist, lay stress on, lay stress upon, niggle, play to), önem (account, amount, consequence, consideration, emphasis, gravity, import, importance, interest, magnitude, matter, moment, prominence, regard, significance, significancy, stature, strength, stress, substantiality, value, weight). (various references)

Turkmen 

юiwe (dialect, talk). (various references)

Ukrainian

робити наголос (accentuate), виразно вимовляти, вимова (pronouncing, pronunciation, sounding), виділяти (accentuate, apportion, appropriate, discriminate, evolve, excrete, exempt, exude, give off, ooze, point out, secrete, signalize, single out, singularize, tab, throw off), наголос (emphasis, stress), акцентувати (accentuate), акцент (emphasis, stress), підкреслювати (accentuate, emphasize, italicize, point up, punctuate, stress, underline, underscore). (various references)

Welsh

acennu (accentuate, stress), acennod (accent mark), acen. (various references)

tonos. (various references)

accentus, tonus. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "accent": accented, accenting, accentless, accentor, accentors, accents, accentual, accentually, accentuate, accentuated, accentuates, accentuating, accentuation, accentuations. (additional references)

Words ending with "accent": reaccent. (additional references)

Words containing "accent": overaccentuate, overaccentuated, overaccentuates, overaccentuating, reaccented, reaccenting, reaccents, unaccented. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Accent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abcent, acant, Acanta, accen, accert, accet, accont, accsent, Accunet, accunt, Acelt, acen, acend, acent, acert, acient, Ackert, acsent, acuent, ancent, arcant, arcent, Arcnet, cayent, eccen, facent, Ishkent. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: enact.

-2 letters: acne, ante, cane, cant, cate, ceca, cent, etna, neat, tace.

-3 letters: ace, act, ane, ant, ate, can, cat, eat, eta, nae, net, tae, tan, tea, ten.

-4 letters: ae, an, at, en, et, na, ne, ta.

+1 letter: accents, coenact, peccant.

+2 letters: accented, accentor, accident, acentric, acescent, acetonic, acutance, atechnic, canticle, carcanet, catechin, cetacean, coenacts, cosecant, cuneatic, reaccent.

+3 letters: accenting, accentors, accentual, acceptant, accepting, accidents, accounted, accreting, accretion, acescents, acutances, anecdotic, anorectic, bacchante, cacheting, canescent, canticles, carcanets, catchment, catechins, cetaceans, chanciest, cinematic, circinate, coenacted, contacted, contactee, cosecants, desiccant, encaustic, inculcate, peccantly, reaccents, reactance, recontact, succinate, technical, vaccinate.