[
UK
/ˈæksəntɪd/
]
[ US /ˈæksɛntɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈæksɛntɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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bearing a stress or accent
an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay' -
(used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word
How To Use accented In A Sentence
- Inside, Ms. Savage accented the home's 16-foot coved ceilings—original from 1926—and espresso-colored floors with earth-toned couches and classic pieces, using a long wooden bench as a living room coffee table. A Gossip Girl's Main Stage
- The micro-mini white cover-up she had donned over her bathing suit was removed without circumstance, revealing a shimmering gold maillot that dipped very low in back and was accented by sheer finely-woven gold mesh across the waistline in front. Who Said It Would Be Easy
- Figure-hugging silhouettes are accented by zippered pockets, panels and side vents.
- She heard the hard, accented voice: `Give me the film, immediately. LAST SHOT
- I hung on his heavily accented speeches. Times, Sunday Times
- Curves, like waves breaking, had been worked into the sides, accented by the gilt-covered scrolls that bordered the edges.
- She blushed at the thoughts running through her mind after surveying him fully still clad in his charcoal grey dress pants that accented his derrière perfectly.
- Trotter uses this music to introduce octaves, accented rhythms, a whole tone scale and a continuous cross-hand pattern.
- Oak flooring in the rest of the unit has been refinished and is accented with gumwood wainscoting in some rooms. Globe and Mail
- The palate is mouthwateringly crisp and similarly citrusy, with fresh grapefruit and sweet lime flavors accented by a seawater minerality and more of that grassy-herbal character ... but not too much. New York Cork Club