Accentuated (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. emphasized or made particularly noticeable; prominent: The carved humanoid figure has large almond-shaped eyes, full lips, and an accentuated chin.
  2. (of a syllable or word) pronounced with greater loudness or length, higher pitch, or some combination of these; accented or stressed: This dictionary indicates the accentuated syllable by placing a stress mark (‘) before it.
  3. written or printed with a mark indicating stress, vowel quality, or other features of pronunciation: User authentication does not work for usernames that contain an accentuated character.
verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of accentuate.
Accentuated (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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