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

As the first and finest example of the Art Deco skyscraper in Seattle and one of the showpieces of that style on the West Coast, the Northern Life Tower’s setback form and accentuation of verticality resemble Saarinen’s famed submission for the 1922 Chicago Tribune Tower competition.

From Seattle Times

“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