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

[ Syn: accent ]

intensity or forcefulness of expression; the vehemence of his denial; his emphasis on civil rights

[ Syn: vehemence ]

special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); he put the stress on the wrong syllable

[ Syn: stress , accent ]