Synonym: emphasis, inflection, pronunciation, tone. Similar words: accentuate, access, accelerate, accessible, acceptable, acceptance, Cent., scent. Meaning: ['æksənt] 
n. 1. distinctive manner of oral expression 2. special importance or significance 3. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people 4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) 5. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation. v. 1. to stress, single out as important 2. put stress on; utter with an accent.
n. 1. distinctive manner of oral expression 2. special importance or significance 3. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people 4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) 5. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation. v. 1. to stress, single out as important 2. put stress on; utter with an accent. 
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1. He mimicked her southern accent.
2. He speaks in his broad accent.
3. He speaks with a strong southern accent.
4. Accent the word "woman"on the first syllable.
5. Sergeant Parrott normally spoke with an upper-crust accent.
6. He's always mocking my French accent.
7. Her foreign accent was barely perceptible.
8. She found his accent virtually incomprehensible.
9. He had developed a slight American accent.
10. The kids all put on a phoney American accent.
11. She had a pronounced Scottish accent.
12. He's got a strong French/Scottish accent.
13. His accent repels me.
14. They were all copying my accent and pissing themselves laughing.
15. I'm told I have a very pronounced English accent when I speak French.
16. Many celebrities develop a working class accent to increase their street-credibility.
17. Accentuate the word " accent " on the first syllable.
18. He noticed that I spoke Polish with an accent .
19. He speaks with a British accent,(http://sentencedict.com) but that is just an affectation because he's not British.
20. He used to rib her mercilessly about her accent.
21. He speaks with a broad/heavy/strong/thick Yorkshire accent.
22. The voice was patronizing and affected[Sentencedict.com], the accent artificial.
23. She speaks with a pronounced French accent.
24. He had a pleasant, lilting northern accent.
25. This is a secondary accent.
26. The accent of the report is on safety.
27. Everybody laughs at my accent.
28. She spoke in a soft mid Atlantic accent.
29. The children have picked up the local accent.
30. His accent was unmistakably British.
More similar words: accentuate, access, accelerate, accessible, acceptable, acceptance, Cent., scent, decent, recent, center, per cent, century, central, recently, incentive, percentage, centurion, adolescent, concentrate, by accident, concentrating, concentration, accomplishment, accomplishments, entertainment, sentiment, soccer, succeed in, successfully.