emphasis

English

/ˈɛmfəsɪs/, [ˈɛɱfəsɪs]

noun
Definitions
  • Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
  • Special attention or prominence given to something.
  • Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
  • (phonology) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
  • (typography) The use of boldface.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin emphasis derived from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (significance, emphasis, appearance) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₂-

Gloss

speak, shine, say, glow

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

話

Emoji
🗣️ 🗣️ 🙊

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