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Definitions: Accented |
AccentedAdjective1. Used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word". 2. Used of syllables. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "accented" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references) |
Synonyms: AccentedSynonyms: heavy (adj), strong (adj), tonic (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: atonic (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Accented |
| English words defined with "accented": Accentuable, Anacrusis, assonate ♦ Driving note ♦ Female rhymes ♦ masculine ♦ sforzando ♦ Tone syllable, Triple measure. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "accented": accented contour, accented vowel ♦ Lavinia ♦ PHOTOGRAPH RETOUCHER ♦ The old man. (references) |
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 | A synthesized conglomerate of tones played in an accented style. | | An accented piano note. |
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| "Accented" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 65.52% of the time. "Accented" is used about 29 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 65.52% | 19 | 80,337 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 17.24% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 17.24% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 29 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "accented": accented on the last syllable ♦ accented vowel. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "accented": american-accented, caribbean-accented, foreign-accented, french-accented, Jamaican-accented, lancashire-accented, london-accented, once-accented, oxford-accented, russian-accented, scottish-accented, slightly-accented, smoky-accented, spanish-accented. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "accented"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 重读 (Accenting). (various references) | |
Danish | vokal med accenttegn (accented vowel). (various references) | |
Dutch | geaccentueerde klinker (accented vowel). (various references) | |
Finnish | aksentilla varustettu vokaali (accented vowel). (various references) | |
French | voyelle accentuée (accented vowel). (various references) | |
German | hob hervor, akzentuierte (accentuated). (various references) | |
Greek | τονούμενο φωνήεν (accented vowel), οξύτονοσ (accented on the last syllable, oxytone). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מתוי' (accentuated), מו"'ש (accentuated, emphatic). (various references) | |
Italian | accentato (emphasizes, stressed). (various references) | |
Korean | 강조하" (emphasised, Emphasized). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | accenteday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | acentuado (accentuated, marked, tonic). (various references) | |
Romanian | accentuat (accentuated, emphasized, emphatic, pronounced, stressed, underlined). (various references) | |
Russian | акцентировать акцентированый, подчеркнутый. (various references) | |
Scottish | araon (as one; accented on the second, together), ochòin! (interj. expressing sorrow; accented on second syllable), maraon (as one; accented on last, in concert), gidheadh (yet; accented on second syllable), e (accented è, he, it). (various references) | |
Spanish | acentuado (accentuated, bold). (various references) | |
Swedish | betonade. (various references) | |
Ukranian | виділений. (various references) | |
Welsh | acennog. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "accented": reaccented, unaccented. (additional references) | |
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"Accented" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Accunet, aceite, Cadcentre. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "accented" (pronounced a"ksentud) |
| 5 | -e n t u d | commented, fomented, undocumented. |
| 4 | -n t u d | accounted, acquainted, affronted, amounted, anted, appointed, augmented, blunted, cemented, chanted, circumvented, complemented, complimented, confronted, consented, contented, counted, daunted, demented, dented, disappointed, discontented, discounted, disenchanted, disjointed, disoriented, dissented, documented, enchanted, experimented, fainted, fermented, fingerprinted, flaunted, fragmented, frequented, fronted, granted, grunted, hinted, hunted, implanted, implemented, imprinted, invented, jointed, lamented, minted, misrepresented, mounted, oriented, ornamented, overrepresented, painted, panted, patented, pinpointed, planted, pointed, presented, prevented, printed, ranted, reappointed, recanted, recounted, regimented, reinvented, relented, rented, repainted, repented, replanted, represented, reprinted, resented, sainted, scented, segmented, shunted, slanted, sprinted, stunted, supplanted, supplemented, surmounted, tainted, talented, taunted, tinted, tormented, transplanted, unaccounted, uncounted, undaunted, undercounted, underrepresented, unpainted, unprecedented, unrepresented, untainted, unwanted, unwarranted, vaunted, vented, wanted, warranted. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accredited, accumulated, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, completed, complicated, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disassociated, disconnected, discredited, discriminated, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, dislocated, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fretted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, grated, gravitated, greeted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implicated, imported, impregnated, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, originated, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pirated, pitted, pivoted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, repatriated, repeated, replicated, reported, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supported, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, targeted, tasted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, undated, undefeated, underestimated, underrated, underreported, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untested, untreated, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, venerated, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-e-n-t" | |
-1 letter: cadence, enacted. | |
-2 letters: accede, accent, anteed, cadent, canted, cetane, decane, decant, decent, tenace. | |
-3 letters: acned, acted, anted, cadet, caned, dance, eaten, enact, enate. | |
-4 letters: aced, acne, ante, cade, cane, cant, cate, ceca, cede, cent, cete, dace, date, dean, deet, dene, dent, etna, neat, need, tace, teed, teen, tend. | |
-5 letters: ace, act, and, ane, ant, ate, cad, can, cat, cee, dee, den, eat, end, eta, nae, nee, net, tad, tae, tan, tea, ted, tee, ten. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-d-e-e-n-t" | |
+1 letter: coenacted. | |
+2 letters: candescent, reaccented, unaccented, unaccepted. | |
+3 letters: accentuated, antecedence, consecrated, recontacted. | |
+4 letters: antecedences, cladogenetic, concatenated, concentrated, countenanced, counteracted, deconsecrate, incandescent, incarcerated, revaccinated, unaccredited. | |
+5 letters: catercornered, concelebrated, deconcentrate, deconsecrated, deconsecrates, incandescents, nonaccredited, occidentalize, reaccrediting, reconsecrated, technicalized, transcendence, transcendency, unconsecrated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 63 63 65 6E 74 65 64 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.-. -.-. . -. - . -.. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100011 01100011 01100101 01101110 01110100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A c c e n t e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0063 0063 0065 006E 0074 0065 0064 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3569697180867170 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Sounds 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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