accented
Given vocal stress
Accented describes speech marked by the phonetic patterns of another language or region: She spoke with an accented English that revealed her French origins.
It also means emphasized or stressed: an accented syllable, accented notes in music.
In typography, accented characters bear diacritical marks: The word café has an accented e.
Overwhelmed by pressure
- emphasizedGave special importance to
- highlightedMarked for emphasis
- underscoredEmphasized with a line
- markedBearing an indicator
prominent · featured · spotlighted · punctuated · intensified · amplified · bold · italicized
Intensely severe or perceptive
- graveSerious and worrying
- circumflexPeaked accent mark
- tildeWavy diacritical mark
- umlautDouble-dot diacritical mark
cedilla · diaeresis · diacritics · marks · characters · symbols · typography · orthography
Regional language variety
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- inflectionWord form alteration
intonation · cadence · lilt · brogue · twang · drawl · burr · native
For beauty, not function
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- adornedMade ornamental
- highlightedMarked for emphasis
- trimmedCut to neaten
edged · bordered · detailed · contrasting · coordinating · decorative · stylized · gilded
stressed
Overwhelmed by pressure
- emphasizedGave special importance to
- highlightedMarked for emphasis
- underscoredEmphasized with a line
marked · prominent · featured · spotlighted · punctuated · intensified · amplified · bold · italicized · underlined
acute
Intensely severe or perceptive
- graveSerious and worrying
- circumflexPeaked accent mark
- tildeWavy diacritical mark
umlaut · cedilla · diaeresis · diacritics · marks · characters · symbols · typography · orthography · spelling
dialect
Regional language variety
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
inflection · intonation · cadence · lilt · brogue · twang · drawl · burr · native · regional
ornamental
For beauty, not function
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- adornedMade ornamental
- highlightedMarked for emphasis
trimmed · edged · bordered · detailed · contrasting · coordinating · decorative · stylized · gilded · piped
- speech qualitiesarticulate, clear, loud, soft, quiet
- stylestyle, stylish, chic, elegant, stylishness
accentedunaccented
Not emphasized in speech
unstressed · atonic · weak · reduced · flat
accentedunaccented
Not emphasized in speech
accentless · unmarked · neutral · standard · plain
accentedde-emphasized
Made less prominent
downplayed · unemphasized · minimized · understated · muted
- French accentDistinctive pronunciation from Paris
- broad accentPronounced regional inflection
- accent piecesDecorative items adding character
- British accentUK speech pattern
- foreign accent
- thick accentPronounced regional inflection
accent, accents, accentuate, accentuation, accenting, unaccented