Found 4 items, similar to Emphasis.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: emphasis
tekanan
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: emphasis
aksentuasi, titik berat
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: emphasis
emphasis
n 1: special importance or significance;
“the red light gave the
central figure increased emphasis”;
“the room was
decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red
accents” [syn:
accent]
2: intensity or forcefulness of expression;
“the vehemence of
his denial”;
“his emphasis on civil rights” [syn:
vehemence]
3: special and significant stress by means of position or
repetition e.g.
4: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note
(especially with regard to stress or pitch);
“he put the
stress on the wrong syllable” [syn:
stress,
accent]
[also:
emphases (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: emphasis
emphasis
\em"pha*sis\ ([e^]m"f[.a]*s[i^]s), n.; pl.
Emphases
([e^]m"f[.a]*s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. 'e`mfasis significance,
force of expression, fr. 'emfai`nein to show in, indicate;
'en in + fai`nein to show. See
In, and
Phase.]
1. (Rhet.) A particular stress of utterance, or force of
voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words
whose signification the speaker intends to impress
specially upon his audience.
[1913 Webster]
The province of emphasis is so much more important
than accent, that the customary seat of the latter
is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it.
--E. Porter.
[1913 Webster]
2. A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of
thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to
dwell on a subject with great emphasis.
[1913 Webster]
External objects stand before us . . . in all the
life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color.
--Sir W.
Hamilton.
[1913 Webster]
3. a special attention given to, or extra importance attached
to, something; as, a guided tour of Egypt with emphasis on
the monuments along the Nile.
[PJC]
4. something to which great importance is attached; as, the
need for increased spending on education was the emphasis
of his speech.
[PJC]
