| ADJECTIVE | all | emphatic, emphasized, emphasised | spoken with emphasis |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | emphatic, exclamatory | sudden and strong | |
| all | emphatic, forceful | forceful and definite in expression or action |
| Sounds | ehmfae'tihk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | spoken with emphasis. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an emphatic word" | |
| Synonyms | emphasized, emphasised | |
| Broader | stressed, accented | bearing a stress or accent |
| Spanish | enfático | |
| Nouns | emphasis | intensity or forcefulness of expression |
| emphasis | the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) | |
| Meaning | sudden and strong. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an emphatic no" | |
| Synonym | exclamatory | |
| Broader | forceful | Characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) |
| Spanish | enfático, exclamativo, exclamatorio | |
| Catalan | emfàtic, exclamatiu, exlamatori | |
| Nouns | emphasis | the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) |
| Meaning | forceful and definite in expression or action. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty" | |
| Synonym | forceful | |
| Broader | assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive | aggressively self-assured |
| Spanish | enérgico, enfático | |
| Catalan | emfàtic, enèrgic | |
| Nouns | emphasis | intensity or forcefulness of expression |
| emphasis | special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g. | |
| emphasis | special importance or significance / significance | |
| Adverbs | emphatically | without question and beyond doubt |
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