Definitions for Accent
ˈæk sɛnt; ækˈsɛntac·cent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 6 votes

1. accent, speech patternnoun

   distinctive manner of oral expression

   "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"

2. emphasis, accentnoun

   special importance or significance

   "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"

3. dialect, idiom, accentnoun

   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"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

4. stress, emphasis, accentnoun

   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. accent, accent markverb

   a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

6. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuateverb

   to stress, single out as important

   "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

7. stress, accent, accentuateverb

   put stress on; utter with an accent

   "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ACCENTnoun

   Etymology: accentus, Lat.

   1. The manner of speaking or pronouncing, with regard either to force or elegance.

   I know, Sir, I am no flatterer; he that beguiled you in a plain accent was a plain knave; which, for my part, I will not be. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Your accent is something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   2. In grammar, the marks made upon syllables to regulate their pronunciation.

   Accent, as in the Greek names and usage, seems to have regarded the tune of the voice; the acute accent raising the voice in some certain syllables to a higher, i.e. more acute pitch or tone, and the grave depressing it lower, and both having some emphasis, i.e. more vigorous pronunciation. William Holder, Elem.

   3. Poetically, language or words.

   How many ages hence
   Shall this our lofty scene be acted o’er,
   In states unborn, and accents yet unknown. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæsar.

   Winds on your wings to heav’n her accents bear;
   Such words as heav’n alone is fit to hear. John Dryden, Virg. Past. 3.

   4. A modification of the voice, expressive of the passions or sentiments.

   The tender accent of a woman’s cry
   Will pass unheard, will unregarded die;
   When the rough seaman’s louder shouts prevail,
   When fair occasion shews the springing gale. Matthew Prior.

2. To Accentverb

   Etymology: from accentus, Lat.

   1. To pronounce, to speak words with particular regard to the grammatical marks or rules.

   Having got somebody to mark the last syllable but one, where it is long, in words above two syllables (which is enough to regulate her pronunciation, and accenting the words) let her read daily in the gospels, and avoid understanding them in Latin, if she can. John Locke, on Education, § 177.

   2. In poetry, to pronounce or utter in general.

   O my unhappy lines! you that before
   Have serv’d my youth to vent some wanton cries,
   And, now congeal’d with grief, can scarce implore
   Strength to accent, Here my Albertus lies! Henry Wotton.

   3. To write or note the accents.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accent

   An accent is a distinctive pattern or manner of pronouncing a language, typically linked to a geographical region, social class, or cultural group. It includes peculiarities in tone, pitch, syllable stress, and pronunciation of certain sounds. In addition, in the context of music and poetry, an accent refers to the emphasis or stress put on a particular note or syllable.

2. accent

   Accent refers to the distinctive way words and phrases are pronounced, typically linked to a person's country, region, or social group. It can include aspects such as pitch, tone, stress, rhythm, and intonation. The term also refers to the emphasis or stress placed on a particular syllable or word in speech or music. Additionally, in the context of design or decoration, accent refers to a feature, color, or object that stands out or emphasizes certain elements.

3. accent

   Accent, in linguistics, refers to the distinctive way a group of individuals speak a language, typically characterized by pronunciation, tone, rhythm, and stress. It often reflects their geographic region, social class, or first language background. In terms of phonetics, accent refers to the emphasis or stress placed on a particular syllable within a word or on a particular word within a phrase or sentence. In the context of music, accent refers to the emphasis placed on certain notes to add expression or to follow a rhythmic structure.

4. accent

   An accent refers to a distinctive way of pronouncing a language, typically associated with a particular country, area, or social group. It can involve variation in pronunciation, rhythm, intonation, or language patterns. In music, an accent refers to the emphasis on a particular note or beat. In writing or literature, an accent can refer to the emphasis on a particular syllable in a word or line of poetry.

5. accent

   Accent refers to the distinctive way of pronunciation or intonation in speech, often related to a particular region, country, or social group. It can indicate a speaker's geographic or social background. In music, it denotes the emphasis placed on a particular note. In literature, it refers to the emphasis on a certain syllable in a word.

6. accent

   An accent refers to a distinct way of pronouncing a language, associated with a particular country, area, or social group. It can also denote a particular mode of pronunciation, stress, or pitch used to distinguish words in the speech of a particular person or group. In music, accent refers to an emphasis or stress placed on a particular note or chord. In writing or printing, it is a mark used to indicate pronunciation, stress, or use a different value or pitch for a certain letter.

7. accent

   Accent typically refers to the distinctive way groups of people who share a common language pronounce this language. These differences are observed in terms of rhythm, speed, pitch, intonation patterns, and words usage and can be shaped by geographic location, ethnicity, social class, or first language influence. In the realm of linguistics, it may also refer to the emphasis on a particular syllable, typically in terms of its pitch, duration, or loudness, in a word or phrase in speech. Furthermore, in music, accent refers to an emphasis on a particular note.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accentnoun

   a superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others

2. Accentnoun

   a mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents

3. Accentnoun

   modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent

4. Accentnoun

   a word; a significant tone

5. Accentnoun

   expressions in general; speech

6. Accentnoun

   stress laid on certain syllables of a verse

7. Accentnoun

   a regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure

8. Accentnoun

   a special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure

9. Accentnoun

   the rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period

10. Accentnoun

    the expressive emphasis and shading of a passage

11. Accentnoun

    a mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''

12. Accentnoun

    a mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'27'', i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds

13. Accentnoun

    a mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches

14. Accentverb

    to express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent

15. Accentverb

    to mark emphatically; to emphasize

16. Etymology: [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accent

   In sociolinguistics, an accent is a manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular individual, location, or nation. An accent may identify the locality in which its speakers reside, the socio-economic status of its speakers, their ethnicity, their caste or social class, their first language, and so on. Accents typically differ in quality of the voice, pronunciation and distinction of vowels and consonants, stress, and prosody. Although grammar, semantics, vocabulary, and other language characteristics often vary concurrently with accent, the word 'accent' may refer specifically to the differences in pronunciation, whereas the word 'dialect' encompasses the broader set of linguistic differences. Often 'accent' is a subset of 'dialect'.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accent

   ak′sent, n. modulation of the voice: stress on a syllable or word: a mark used to direct this stress: any mode of utterance peculiar to a country, a province, or an individual: (poet.) a significant word, or words generally: (pl.) speech, language.—v.t. Accent′, to express or note the accent.—adj. Accent′ual, relating to accent.—n. Accentual′ity.—adv. Accent′ually.—v.t. Accent′uate, to mark or pronounce with accent: to make prominent.—n. Accentuā′tion, the act of marking or of pronouncing accents. [Fr.—L. accentus, a tone or note—ad, to, canĕre, to sing.]

Matched Categories

1. • Importance
   • Pronounce
   • Prosody

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Accent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2960

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Accent' in Nouns Frequency: #1966

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How to pronounce Accent?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Accent in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Accent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Accent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Accent in a Sentence

1. Sarah Shepherd:

   We're one of the few countries in the world that has an acrolect -- an accent of the elite.

2. François de La Rochefoucauld:

   The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech.

3. Marcus Samuelsson:

   It makes me feel good -- because I see young people ready to jump in, not caring about who Mitch McConnell are, Mitch McConnell religion, the color of Mitch McConnell skin, what's the accent Mitch McConnell have speaking English, they( have) one goal in mind : to make sure that they can provide aid and relief and hope with a smile.

4. Chadwick Boseman:

   I knew that an African accent could carry all of that passion in the English language just as well as a British one could if not better.

5. Sarah Gadon:

   I think when you're going to play such a recognizable figure in the hearts of British people you don't want to mess up the accent, if you can't convince people of that then you're lost from the start. So we spent a lot of time focusing on that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Accent
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Accent
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Accent
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Accent
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Accent
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Accent