accentuation

[ ak-sen-choo-ey-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of accentuating.
2. something that is accentuated.

Other Words From

• over·ac·centu·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accentuation¹

1820–30; < Medieval Latin accentuātiōn- (stem of accentuātiō ) intoning. See accentuate, -ion

Example Sentences

Other parameters come into play, such as prosody, which includes pauses, accentuation and intonation.

From Science Daily

“Now and then, the listener became dimly aware of articulation, accentuation, stress or color shadings, but these nuances were so inextricably tied up with the words that such distinctions could not make themselves felt.”

From Washington Post

The aim was realism in the inflatables’ corners and bevels but with distortion and accentuation in certain curves.

From New York Times

Michigan State has gone to 7-0 and Michigan could follow against Northwestern next Saturday, meaning the two of them would make quite a Halloween accentuation in East Lansing on Oct.

From Washington Post

“Goma faces four types of risks: accentuation of earthquakes, a new volcanic eruption, explosion of gas pockets under the lake, and the toxicity of the ambient environment,” he said at a news conference on Wednesday.

From New York Times