From Latin emphasis, borrowed from Greek emphasis, originally appearance or show and later rhetorical significance. It comes from emphainein, meaning to show, display, or indicate.
From Latin emphasis, borrowed from Greek emphasis, originally appearance or show and later rhetorical significance. It comes from emphainein, meaning to show, display, or indicate.
What does emphasis mean?
Emphasis means special importance or attention, and it can also mean the force or marking that makes a word stand out.
Is it emphasis on or emphasis in?
Emphasis on is the normal phrase for the thing receiving special importance, as in emphasis on safety.
What is emphasis in speech?
In speech, emphasis is extra force or prominence given to a word, phrase, or syllable.
What is emphasis in writing?
In writing, emphasis is a way of making text stand out, often with italics, bold type, underlining, or markup.
What is the plural of emphasis?
The plural of emphasis is emphases.
Is emphasis a verb?
No. emphasis is a noun. The verb is emphasize in American English or emphasise in British English.
Where does emphasis come from?
Emphasis came through Latin from Greek, where it was connected with showing, appearance, and suggestive expression.