accented adj 1: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" [syn: {tonic}, {accented}] [ant: {atonic}, {unaccented}] 2: bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'" [syn: {stressed}, {accented}] [ant: {unstressed}]
Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.] [1913 Webster] 1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize. [1913 Webster]
accented \accented\ adj. 1. (Phonology) having the main stress of a word; -- used of syllables Syn: tonic (vs. atonic) [WordNet 1.5] 2. 1 being pronounced with sterss; -- used of syllables Syn: heavy, strong [WordNet 1.5]