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.
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151. She's really good at imitating our teacher's Scottish accent.
152. Alex spoke Portuguese with a Brazilian accent.
153. Her acquired accent sounded suddenly very strong.
154. There had been some sort of slight accent too.
155. That's a crummy attempt at a French accent.
156. He spoke with an aristocratic accent.
157. I had a different accent and vocabulary.
158. This is characteristic of a Cockney accent.
159. She could put it on, like a posh accent, but it didn't come naturally to her.
160. Anyone with a foreign accent, including refugee children, were labelled as potential saboteurs.
161. He supposed that the man with the Northern actorish accent had given her all the advice she needed.
162. He has short, dark, spiked hair and speaks with a local accent.
163. Some definitions Accent: the way in which people from different places pronounce words and sentences.sentencedict.com
164. Underpants on the head -- Since boxers became an external pants accent, briefs have gone the way of spats.
165. Dialect, accent, lexical choice and grammatical structures are all interpreted by speakers and addressees as signifying status.
166. There's a lively accent on finance; but don't be too extravagant.
167. We do not, however, see it as the school's place to enforce the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
168. The youth ordered a beer in a New York accent and drank it with a pill.
169. It was a country voice with a soft accent which was an intonation more than a dialect and was hard to place.
170. Harvey, with his public school accent and laid-back manner, was a different kettle of fish.
171. The attacker was described as 30 years old with short dark hair, slight build and a Cockney accent.
172. All living rooms need a mixture of light: background lighting; local light for working by; and decorative accent lighting.
173. Skillful use of make-up can accent your cheekbones and hide small blemishes.
174. Her accent was unmistakable.
175. The only way to perfect your accent is to go and live in France.
176. I put on an accent I slip into something more comfortable I turn nasty.
177. His accent, always strong,[sentencedict.com] has grown much more Germanic with age.
178. And heaven forbid that you should be served by some one in a chain coffee house with a regional accent.
179. This is the ordinary, all-purpose staccato with no implication of either accent, emphasis or special sharpness.
180. She's probably upset because her boyfriend doesn't want to go out with her on account of her amusing adenoidal accent.
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.