emphasis
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emphasis
- /ˈɛmfəsɪs/
- [ˈɛɱfəsɪs]
- [ˈeɱfəsɪs]
- [ˈɛɱfəsəs]
- [ˈeɱfəsəs]
Where it comes from
From Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “to present; to indicate”), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to show”).
noun emphases
- Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important. He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
- Special attention or prominence given to something. Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
- 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.
- The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
- The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: accentuation, accent, vehemence, stress, salience, significance, importance, important, attention, concentration, focused, relevance, especially, consideration, point, priority
Translations
Every language
noun special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
| Español | énfasis, hincapié |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강조 gangjo |
| 日本語 | 強調 kyōchō |
| 中文 | 強調 /强调 qiángdiào |
| Português | ênfase |
| Français | accent, emphase |
| Deutsch | Nachdruck, Eindringlichkeit, Emphase |
| Italiano | enfasi |
| Ελληνικά | έμφαση émfasi |
| Română | emfază |
| Русский | подчёркивание podčórkivanije, ударе́ние udarénije, осо́бое внима́ние osóboje vnimánije, акце́нт akcént |
| العربية | تَرْكِيز tarkīz |
| עברית | דָּגֵשׁ dagésh |
noun special attention or prominence given to something
| Español | énfasis |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 注目 chūmoku, 重点 jyūten |
| Português | ênfase |
| Deutsch | Schwerpunkt, Hauptaugenmerk, Fokus |
| Italiano | risalto |
| Ελληνικά | έμφαση émfasi |
| Română | emfază |
noun prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
| Español | énfasis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강세 gangse |
| 日本語 | 強調 kyōchō, 強勢 kyōsei |
| 中文 | 強勢 /强势 qiángshì |
| Português | ênfase |
| Deutsch | Betonung |
| Italiano | enfasi |
| Ελληνικά | έμφαση émfasi |
| Română | emfază |
| Русский | ударе́ние udarénije |
| עברית | הטעמה hat'amá |
noun typography: the use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text
| 日本語 | 強調 kyōchō |
|---|
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@misc{emphasis_2026,
title = {emphasis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emphasis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
