Meanings
plural accentuations
- countableuncountableA more distinct or prominent form.
The secretary withdrew with an accentuation of his unhappy manner. It was very distressing to him, this dispersal of the family heirlooms.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC - countableuncountableAct of accentuating; applications of accent.
This elementary instruction is language at its most advanced to minds trained on the accentuation of the antepenult (multiplicity) and on Sievers-type C2 half-line metrical patterns[.]
1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 110 - countableuncountableecclesiasticalPitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of giving special importance or significance to something
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latinaccentuatio
- Englishaccentuation
From Late Latin accentuatio. Compare French accentuation. Equivalent to accentuate + -ion.
More words from Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish painotus, painottaminen
- painotusact of accentuating
- painottaminenact of accentuating
French accentuation
- accentuationact of accentuating
Greek τονισμός
- τονισμός (tonismós)act of accentuating
Indonesian aksentuasi
- aksentuasiact of accentuating
Latin accentuatio
- accentuatioact of accentuating
Latvian akcentuācija, akcentēšana
- akcentuācijaact of accentuating
- akcentēšanaact of accentuating
Polish akcentuacja
- akcentuacjaact of accentuating
Portuguese acentuação, acentuação
- acentuaçãoact of accentuating
- acentuaçãopitch or modulation of the voice
Russian акцентуа́ция
- акцентуа́ция (akcentuácija)act of accentuating
Spanish acentuación, acentuación
- acentuaciónact of accentuating
- acentuaciónpitch or modulation of the voice
Turkish vurgulama
- vurgulamaact of accentuating
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with accentuation
Cite this entry
accentuation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentuation
“accentuation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentuation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accentuation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentuation.
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