emphatic
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emphatic
- /ɛmˈfætɪk/
- /ɪm-/
- /əmˈfætək/
Rhymes with -ætɪk
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός (emphatikós, “emphatic”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “I show, present”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, show”); related to ἔμφασις (émphasis) and English emphasis.
adjective more emphatic · most emphatic · emphatick
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Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
Yet when play restarted the Czech was a train that kept on running over Nadal. After breaking Nadal in the opening game of the final set, he went 2-0 up and later took the count to 4-2 with yet another emphatic ace – one of his 22 throughout.
Similar: pointed
- Stated with conviction. He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.
- Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do plus an infinitive without to.
- Relating to an emphatic pronoun, or a noun with an emphatic suffix attached to it. In Irish, the emphatic form of "mé" is "mise".
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Phrayngealized consonants in Arabic, Hebrew, other Northwest Semitic languages, and Berber languages.
Opposite: plain
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Ejective consonants in Ge'ez, Amharic, other Ethiopic Semitic languages, Chadic and Cushitic languages.
Opposite: plain
- Referring to the above consonants as well as /ħ/ and /ʕ/ (these being seen as emphatic equivalents of /h/ and /ʔ/).
Similar: distinct
noun emphatics · emphatick
- An emphatic consonant.
- A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as a lot or really.
- A distinct pronoun form or noun suffix found in certain languages (e.g. Goidelic languages) that is used to place emphasis on the noun or pronoun in order to create contrast with the rest of the sentence.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: assertive, forceful, stressed, exclamatory, emphasized, powerful, resolutely, explicit, strong, resolute, pompous, robust, outright, determined, energetic, definite
adjective
Similar: distinct
Translations
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adj of emphatic consonants
| 日本語 | 強調 kyōchō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 強調 /强调 qiángdiào |
| Português | enfático |
| Français | emphatique |
| Deutsch | emphatisch |
| Русский | эмфати́ческий emfatíčeskij |
| العربية | مُفَخَّم mufaḵḵam |
| עברית | נחצי nakhatsí |
adj characterized by emphasis
| Español | enfático |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 强调 qiáng diào |
| Português | enfático |
| Français | emphatique |
| Italiano | enfatico, accentuato |
| Ελληνικά | κατηγορηματικός katigorimatikós, εμφατικός emfatikós |
| Română | emfatic |
| Русский | вырази́тельный vyrazítelʹnyj, эмфати́ческий emfatíčeskij, выделенный vydelennyj |
adj stated with conviction
| Español | rotundo, tajante |
|---|---|
| Français | emphatique |
| Română | emfatic, categoric |
| Русский | категоричный kategoričnyj |
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