emphase

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

emphase

from Latin emphasis.

Definition

Synonyms

affectationexagérationgrandiloquencepathos

Plural

emphases

Translations

  • germangerman:Wortschwall
  • englishenglish:overemphasis
  • spanishspanish:énfasis
  • finnishfinnish:mahtipontisuus
  • italianitalian:enfasi
  • dutchdutch:bombast
  • polishpolish:emfaza
  • portugueseportuguese:ênfase

See also

emphatiser (v.) emphatique (adj.) emphasiste (cn.)