accentual

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US/ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/US/ækˈsɛnt͡ʃ.ə.wəl/US/ækˈsɛnt͡ʃ.wəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

Opposite
quantitativesyllabic
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English accent ← Middle English accent →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
  2. Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity

Opposite
quantitativesyllabic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  7. Proto-Italic*kanō
  8. Latincanō
  9. Latinaccinō
  10. Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
  11. Medieval Latinaccentus
  12. Middle Frenchaccent
  13. Anglo-Normanaccent
  14. Middle Englishaccent
  15. Englishaccent
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishaccentual

From accent + -ual.

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Translations

Catalan accentual
  • accentualof or pertaining to accent
Finnish aksentuaalinen
  • aksentuaalinenof or pertaining to accent
Polish akcentuacyjny, akcentacyjny
  • akcentuacyjnyof or pertaining to accent
  • akcentacyjnyof or pertaining to accent
  • akcentowyof or pertaining to accent
Portuguese acentual
  • acentualof or pertaining to accent
Cite this entry
APA

accentual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentual

MLA

“accentual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentual. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accentual,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentual.

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