Dictionary

emphasis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈɛɱfəsɪs]
• [ˈeɱfəsɪs]
• [ˈeɱfəsəs]
• /ˈɛmfəsɪs/
• [ˈɛɱfəsəs]
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Etymology

From Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “to present; to indicate”), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to show”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
   • He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
2. (countable, uncountable) Special attention or prominence given to something.
   • Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
   • The second level of reading we will call Inspectional Reading. It is characterized by its special emphasis on time. 1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 18:
   • Put emphasis on the advantages rather than the drawbacks.
3. (countable, uncountable) Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
   • He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
4. (countable, uncountable) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
5. (countable, uncountable) The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.

Forms

Deriveds

underemphasis · reemphasis · my emphasis · superemphasis · overemphasis · misemphasis · preemphasis · de-emphasis · hyperemphasis · deemphasis

Relateds

emphasizing · emphasisation · emphaticness · emphasiser · emphatical · emphasising · de-emphasization · emphasise · emphasize · de-emphasisation · emphasizer · emphatic · emphatically · emphasization · emphaticalness

Translations (110)

ja 強勢 (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · da betoning (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · tr vurgu (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · ru осо́бое внима́ние (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · ja 重点 (special attention or prominence given to something) · nl klemtoon (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · fa تأکید (special attention or prominence given to something) · eo akcento (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · pl nacisk (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · fr accent (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · fi painottaa (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · de Nachdruck (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · nb vektlegging (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · nn vektlegging (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · fa تأکید (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · ca èmfasi (special attention or prominence given to something) · fi paino (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · fr emphase (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · nl beklemtoning (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · cs důraz (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · be акцэ́нт (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · uk акце́нт (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · ru подчёркивание (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · kk екпін (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · io emfazo (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · bg емфа́за (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · ba баҫым (special attention or prominence given to something) · uk на́голос (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · pl akcent (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · ca èmfasi (typography: the use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text) · el έμφαση (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · eo akcento (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · ro emfază (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · pl akcent (phonology: the phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants) · be на́ціск (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · bg ударение (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · fi emfaasi (phonology: the phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants) · ja 強調 (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · pt ênfase (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · it enfasi (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · ru ударе́ние (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · tr vurgu (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · cmn 強勢 /强势 (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · es hincapié (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · uk на́голос (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · fi lihavointi (typography: the use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text) · grc ἔμφασις (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · lb Betounung (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · el έμφαση (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · gl énfase (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · pt ênfase (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · hu hangsúly (special attention or prominence given to something) · ja 注目 (special attention or prominence given to something) · tr vurgu (special attention or prominence given to something) · bg емфа́за (special attention or prominence given to something) · cs zdůraznění (special attention or prominence given to something) · es énfasis (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · hu hangsúly (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · da vægt (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · nl nadruk (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · bg емфа́за (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · pl akcent (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · it enfasi (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · lb Akzent (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · ko 강조 (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · es énfasis (special attention or prominence given to something) · bg подчертаване (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · el έμφαση (special attention or prominence given to something) · ro emfază (special attention or prominence given to something) · gd cudrom (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · ro emfază (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · de Emphase (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · de Hauptaugenmerk (special attention or prominence given to something) · ca èmfasi (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · ko 강세 (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · be на́ціск (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · ba баҫым (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · hu kiemelés (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · ru ударе́ние (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · io emfazo (special attention or prominence given to something) · ja 強調 (typography: the use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text) · fa تأکید (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · cmn 強調 /强调 (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · ru акце́нт (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · de Eindringlichkeit (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · de Fokus (special attention or prominence given to something) · ba баҫым (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · da emfase (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · cs důraz (phonology: the phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants) · he הטעמה (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · cs důraz (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · gd cudrom (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · de Schwerpunkt (special attention or prominence given to something) · nl benadrukking (special attention or prominence given to something) · ar تَرْكِيز (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · hu nyomaték (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · ja 強調 (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · he דָּגֵשׁ (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · bg акце́нт (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · fi painotus (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · de Betonung (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · pt ênfase (special attention or prominence given to something) · fi painopiste (special attention or prominence given to something) · pl akcent (special attention or prominence given to something) · es énfasis (prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing) · pa ਜੋਰ (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · ca èmfasi (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · pl nacisk (special attention or prominence given to something) · ga béim (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) · it risalto (special attention or prominence given to something)