emphasis
noun, plural em·pha·ses [em-fuh-seez] /ˈɛm fəˌsiz/.
- special and significant stress of voice laid on particular words or syllables.
- stress laid on particular words, by means of position, repetition, or other indication.
Origin of emphasis
Related Words for emphasis
stress, strength, significance, weight, attention, priority, intensity, insistence, positiveness, force, preeminence, power, headline, accent, accentuation, moment, highlight, impressiveness, underliningExamples from the Web for emphasis
Contemporary Examples of emphasis
Udall shifted his emphasis to the economy in the last weeks of the campaign, but it was too late.
When music had come into the discussion, the emphasis invariably was on rock sounds and players.
His emphasis on middle-class concerns is, well, understandable.
While there will be always be an emphasis on the next great star, Li Na has already opened the door.
Tennis Star Li Na Says Goodbye to the Court…and Puts the Sport’s Rise in Asia in QuestionNicholas McCarvel
September 19, 2014
The era of expansion is over, to be replaced by an emphasis on ensuring the security of the existing members.
Historical Examples of emphasis
There was profound conviction in the emphasis with which she spoke her warning.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
In the man's emphasis the girl realized at last the inefficacy of her efforts to combat his will.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
She was only remarkable in this, for the force and emphasis with which she did it.
Little DorritCharles Dickens
He spoke it with emphasis, and struck his stick on the floor.
The Tenant of Wildfell HallAnne Bronte
"Oh, no—that I am not," said the boy, with a very expressive smile and emphasis.
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth