Emphasis
WordNet
noun
(1) Intensity or forcefulness of expression
"The vehemence of his denial"
"His emphasis on civil rights"
(2) The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
"He put the stress on the wrong syllable"
(3) Special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
(4) Special importance or significance
"The red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"
"The room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From < (emphasis) "significance" < (emphainō) "I present" or "I indicate" < (en) "in" + (phainō) "I show"
Noun
- Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
- He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
- Special attention or prominence given to something.
- Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
- Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
- He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
- Related to bold.