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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121. Joe had a low, guttural voice with a mid-Western accent.
122. He took elocution lessons to try to make his accent sound more genteel.
123. Years of living in England had eliminated all trace of her American accent.
124. A woman with a very posh accent telephoned for him earlier.
125. Her English accent is so good, you would think she was a native speaker.
126. Her French was excellent, without a trace of an accent.
127. "I was hot," I could still hear Charlotte say with her delicious French accent.
128. Her accent is northern.
129. She's French but she speaks with an impeccable English accent.
130. I've tried to pass off my accent as a convent school accent.
131. She has a foreign accent that I can't quite place.
132. His accent is so thick you could cut it with a knife I can hardly understand a word he says.
133. Her accent is so thick you could cut it with a knife— I can hardly understand a word she says.
134. Li blends right into the crowd of teenagers. Only his accent sets him apart.
135. He spoke with a cockney accent and dropped his aitches .
136. When she heard my accent,(sentencedict.com) she adopted a warmer tone.
137. This season the accent is definitely on long, flowing romantic clothes.
138. He answered our questions in English but with a thick accent.
139. She speaks English without the slightest trace of an accent.
140. He had an unidentifiable accent.
141. Maria speaks Spanish with a Mexican accent.
142. Her companion had a broad Australian accent.
143. Her genteel accent irritated me.
144. It was his voice and his northern accent.
145. She spoke with a distinctly upper class accent.
146. That was clear from the soft[sentencedict.com], seductive accent.
147. The accent was on lifting restrictions on individual liberty.
148. Jackson mimicked a foreign accent to make his point.
149. It is a new accent on the day.
150. Her Polish accent is very pronounced.
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.