accenting
Adding vocal emphasis
Accenting is emphasizing or stressing something—a syllable, a note, a feature.
A speaker accenting the wrong syllable changes how a word sounds.
A decorator accenting a room with bold colors draws attention to them.
She was accenting the positive aspects of the proposal.
The word functions as the present participle of accent.
Pitch variation in speech
- inflectionWord form alteration
- pitchFrequency of sound
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
modulation · tone · stress · emphasis · lilt · rhythm · enunciation · articulation
Pressure, mental or vocal
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- highlightMost notable part
- emphasizeStress the importance of
- foregroundNearest visual plane
spotlight · punctuate · feature · amplify · heighten · intensify · reinforce · bolster
Marks altering letter pronunciation
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- graveSerious and worrying
- circumflexPeaked accent mark
- tildeWavy diacritical mark
umlaut · cedilla · marking · notation · symbols · characters · glyphs · diacritical
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- detailSingle small element
- flourishTo grow vigorously
adornment · accessorizing · complementing · contrasting · coordinating · styling · finishing · decorating
intonation
Pitch variation in speech
- inflectionWord form alteration
- pitchFrequency of sound
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
prosody · modulation · tone · stress · emphasis · lilt · rhythm · enunciation · articulation · diction
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- highlightMost notable part
- emphasizeStress the importance of
foreground · spotlight · punctuate · feature · amplify · heighten · intensify · reinforce · bolster · enhance
diacritics
Marks altering letter pronunciation
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- graveSerious and worrying
- circumflexPeaked accent mark
tilde · umlaut · cedilla · marking · notation · symbols · characters · glyphs · diacritical · breve
embellishment
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- detailSingle small element
flourish · adornment · accessorizing · complementing · contrasting · coordinating · styling · finishing · decorating · garnishing
- decoratingdecorating, adorning, embellishing, ornamenting, beautifying
- embellishmentsembellish, adorn, trimming, garnishing, bedecking
- highlightingemphasizing, stressing, underscoring, accentuating, spotlighting
- rhythmbeat, pulse, tempo, downbeat, upbeat
- word changesconjugating, declining, pluralizing, suffixing, prefixing
accentingdownplaying
Diminishing perceived significance
de-emphasizing · minimizing · understating · muting · suppressing
accentingmonotone
Single unvarying pitch
droning · flattening · flatness · deadpan · deadpan delivery
accent, accents, accentuate, accented, accentuation, unaccented, accentuated, accentuates