accentuated

[ak-sen-choo-ey-tid]

adjective

1. emphasized or made particularly noticeable; prominent.

   The carved humanoid figure has large almond-shaped eyes, full lips, and an accentuated chin.

2. (of a syllable or word) pronounced with greater loudness or length, higher pitch, or some combination of these; accented or stressed.

   This dictionary indicates the accentuated syllable by placing a stress mark (‘) before it.

3. written or printed with a mark indicating stress, vowel quality, or other features of pronunciation.

   User authentication does not work for usernames that contain an accentuated character.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of accentuate.

Other Word Forms

• unaccentuated adjective
• well-accentuated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accentuated¹

First recorded in 1725–35; accentuate + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; accentuate + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

But those victories, like the shutdown fight, have accentuated strategic tensions between the pragmatic and progressive, or left-wing, factions of the party.

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Their jackalling threat would only be accentuated in the wide, open spaces.

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When I was writing, I accentuated the positive with the harmonies, giving that warm feeling, and the subject matter being fun at times.

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Like any live performance, the director guides and informs the actors, suggesting pauses, accentuated deliveries, a focus on particular moments of the action.

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The fact one player has already complained of slight muscular soreness in recent days will have accentuated Glasner's concerns.

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Related Words

• emphasize 
• highlight 
• point up 
• underline 
• underscore