Antonyms for emphases
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : em-fuh-sis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm fə sɪs |
Definition of emphases
Origin :- 1570s, from Latin emphasis, from Greek emphasis "significance, indirect meaning," from emphainein "to present, show, indicate," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + phainein "to show" (see phantasm). In Greek and Latin, it developed a sense of "extra stress" given to a word or phrase in speech as a clue that it implies something more than literal meaning.
- noun importance, prominence
- Study it so sympathetically that you can follow its hints, and make its emphases.
- Extract from : « Literature in the Elementary School » by Porter Lander MacClintock
- He then began to read in a good round resonant voice, with clear enunciation and careful attention to his pauses and emphases.
- Extract from : « The American Claimant » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- Its emphases vary according to my own indifferences and ignorance as well as according to my own sympathies and knowledge.
- Extract from : « Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest » by J. Frank Dobie
- These emphases in our defense planning have been made at my personal direction after long and thoughtful study.
- Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
- The variations and emphases that feeling may dictate can be done in the painting stage.
- Extract from : « The Practice and Science Of Drawing » by Harold Speed
- That piles up all the emphases and all the climaxes and all the destinies into life here.
- Extract from : « New Tabernacle Sermons » by Thomas De Witt Talmage
Synonyms for emphases
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