[syn: stressed, accented]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accented; p. pr. & vb.
n. Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a
mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
[1913 Webster]
2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
accented \accented\ adj.
1. (Phonology) having the main stress of a word; -- used of
syllables
Syn: tonic (vs. atonic)
[WordNet 1.5]
2. 1 being pronounced with sterss; -- used of syllables
Syn: heavy, strong
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
accented
adj 1: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main
stress in a word" [syn: tonic, accented] [ant:
atonic, unaccented]
2: bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an
unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in
`delay'" [syn: stressed, accented] [ant: unstressed]