Definition of accent

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • accent is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • accent is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • accent is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of accent


  • special importance or significance (noun)

    Examples

    1. the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents

    Synonyms

    1. emphasis
  • to stress, single out as important (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. accentuate
    2. emphasise
    3. emphasize
    4. punctuate
    5. stress
  • distinctive manner of oral expression (noun)

    Examples

    1. he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent

    Synonyms

    1. speech pattern
  • the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. emphasis
    2. stress
  • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun)

    Examples

    1. he has a strong German accent

    Synonyms

    1. dialect
    2. idiom
  • a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. accent mark
  • put stress on; utter with an accent (verb)

    Examples

    1. In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word

    Synonyms

    1. accentuate
    2. stress

See definition of accent in Merriam Webster