Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 15 compound words that contain accent. The most common are listed below. Open accent in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- acute accentA diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages of the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic writing systems.
- grave accentA diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.
- pitch accentAny of a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words.
- accent graveA grave accent.
- stress accentA method or application of realizing phonological prominence of a segment phonetically by loudness or duration.
- accent markA diacritical mark or character used in writing to indicate the place of stress (spoken accent), or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked (such as long vowel versus short vowel).
- accent tagA video uploaded to YouTube in which a speaker signifies bits of English dialectal language distinctive to their region.
- double acute accentA rare diacritical mark (˝) made up of two acute accents on the same letter, usually a vowel.
- double grave accentA diacritical mark whose appearance consists of two grave accents.
- accent acuteAn acute accent.
- accent marksplural of accent mark: A diacritical mark or character used in writing to indicate the place of stress (spoken accent), or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked (such as long vowel versus short vowel).
- accent wallA wall in a room which has a style distinctly different from the other walls.
- primary accentSynonym of primary stress: The stronger of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.
- secondary accentSynonym of secondary stress: The weaker of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.
- foreign accent syndromeAn extremely rare disorder, which may be temporary or permanent, in which a person who has suffered a stroke or other brain trauma recovers but subsequently speaks with a seemingly foreign accent.
- tonic accentThe syllable in a word which receives the most stress in an intonation unit.
- circumflex accentSynonym of circumflex: A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
- accent diamondAlternative form of diamond accent: A small diamond used to complement large diamonds and enhance the beauty of jewelry.
- accent diamondsplural of accent diamond: A small diamond used to complement large diamonds and enhance the beauty of jewelry.
- accent tagsplural of accent tag: A video uploaded to YouTube in which a speaker signifies bits of English dialectal language distinctive to their region.
- accent wallsplural of accent wall: A wall in a room which has a style distinctly different from the other walls.
- accent-wiseIn relation to accent.
- diamond accentA small diamond used to complement large diamonds and enhance the beauty of jewelry.
- foreign accent syndromesplural of foreign accent syndrome: An extremely rare disorder, which may be temporary or permanent, in which a person who has suffered a stroke or other brain trauma recovers but subsequently speaks with a seemingly foreign accent.
- accent circumflexA circumflex accent.
Compound words 15
- accentuateTo pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
- accentorAny bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
- unaccentNot to accent, or to remove the accent from.
- accentualOf or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
- accentologyThe systematic analysis of word or phrase stress.
- accentlessSpeaking without an accent.
- accentableCapable of having the accent upon it.
- accentismDiscrimination on the grounds of a person's accent.
- accentorsplural of accentor: Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
- accentwiseAlternative form of accent-wise: In relation to accent.