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Antonyms for emphasis

Grammar : Noun
Spell : em-fuh-sis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm fə sɪs

Definition of emphasis

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
Example sentences :
  • There was profound conviction in the emphasis with which she spoke her warning.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • In the man's emphasis the girl realized at last the inefficacy of her efforts to combat his will.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • She was only remarkable in this, for the force and emphasis with which she did it.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • He spoke it with emphasis, and struck his stick on the floor.
  • Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
  • "Oh, no—that I am not," said the boy, with a very expressive smile and emphasis.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • His chums looked at him, wondering at the emphasis he put in his words.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • Gaspare's emphasis seemed to imply where they were just then standing.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • His emphasis conveyed to the others how much he disliked the thought.
  • Extract from : « No Hiding Place » by Richard R. Smith
  • She recalled the emphasis with which Eugene had told them to be on their guard against Aristide.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • The emphasis of facts and persons in my thought has nothing to do with time.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Synonyms for emphasis

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