Bee English Dictionary

Search Words
You can search or browse for words

accent
  • n  distinctive manner of oral expression
    he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
  • n  special importance or significance
    the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents
  • n  the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
    he has a strong German accent
  • n  the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
  • n  a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
  • v  to stress, single out as important
  • v  put stress on; utter with an accent
    In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
Usages, News, Articles and More
accent mark
  • n  a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Usages, News, Articles and More
accenting
  • n  the act of giving special importance or significance to something
  • v  to stress, single out as important
  • v  put stress on; utter with an accent
Usages, News, Articles and More
accentor
  • n  small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
Usages, News, Articles and More
accentual system
  • n  the system of accentuation used in a particular language
Usages, News, Articles and More
accentuation
  • n  the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
  • n  the act of giving special importance or significance to something
Usages, News, Articles and More
acceptability
  • n  satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
Usages, News, Articles and More
Next

Bee Dictionary: Search, browse, look at common errors, idioms and more.