Accent vs. Voice

(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

Example: ‘In the word "careful", the accent is placed on the first syllable.’;

(figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.

Example: ‘At this hotel, the accent is on luxury.’;

(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

Example: ‘The name Cézanne is written with an acute accent.’;

Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.

The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.

Example: ‘a foreign accent’; ‘an American, British or Australian accent’; ‘a broad Irish accent’; ‘a hint of a German accent’;

A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.

A word; a significant tone or sound.

Expressions in general; speech.

Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

(music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.

(music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.

(music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.

(music) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.

(music) A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.

(mathematics) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y.

(geometry) A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in 12' 27, meaning twelve minutes and twenty-seven seconds.

(engineering) A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10'', meaning six feet ten inches.

Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.

A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.

A distinctive feature or quality.

(archaic) Utterance.

(transitive) To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.

(transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.

(transitive) To mark with written accents.

A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.

A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents.

Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent.

Example: ‘The tender accent of a woman's cry.’;

A word; a significant tone

Example: ‘Winds! on your wings to Heaven her accents bear,Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear.’;

Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.

A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y´, y.

To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.

To mark emphatically; to emphasize.

distinctive manner of oral expression;

Example: ‘he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent’; ‘she had a very clear speech pattern’;

special importance or significance;

Example: ‘the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis’; ‘the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents’;

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;

Example: ‘the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English’; ‘he has a strong German accent’;

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch);

Example: ‘he put the stress on the wrong syllable’;

a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

to stress, single out as important;

Example: ‘Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet’;

put stress on; utter with an accent;

Example: ‘In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word’;

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character

Example: ‘The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.’; ‘She has a pleasant voice.’; ‘His low voice allowed hum to become a bass in the choir.’;

(phonetics) Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.

The tone or sound emitted by an object

The faculty or power of utterance

Example: ‘to cultivate the voice’;

That which is communicated; message; meaning.

An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered

(archaic) Command; precept.

One who speaks; a speaker.

(literature) A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.

(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

Example: ‘The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.’;

(music) In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.

Example: ‘The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.’;

A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.

(transitive) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce

Example: ‘He voiced the sentiments of the nation.’;

To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.

(transitive) To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of

Example: ‘voice the pipes of an organ’;

To vote; to elect; to appoint

To clamor; to cry out

To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.

To act as a voice actor to portray a character.

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice.

Example: ‘He with a manly voice saith his message.’; ‘Her voice was ever soft,Gentle, and low; an excellent thing in woman.’; ‘Thy voice is music.’; ‘Join thy voice unto the angel choir.’;

Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; - distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and also whisper.

The tone or sound emitted by anything.

Example: ‘After the fire a still small voice.’; ‘Canst thou thunder with a voice like him?’; ‘The floods have lifted up their voice.’; ‘O Marcus, I am warm'd; my heartLeaps at the trumpet's voice.’;

The faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the voice.

Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion.

Example: ‘I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.’; ‘My voice is in my sword.’; ‘Let us call on God in the voice of his church.’;

Opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote.

Example: ‘Sic. How now, my masters! have you chose this man?1 Cit. He has our voices, sir.’; ‘Some laws ordain, and some attend the choiceOf holy senates, and elect by voice.’;

Command; precept; - now chiefly used in scriptural language.

Example: ‘So shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.’;

One who speaks; a speaker.

A particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation.

Example: ‘It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death Edward Plantagenet.’;

To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.

To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.

To vote; to elect; to appoint.

To clamor; to cry out.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech;

Example: ‘A shrill voice sounded behind us’;

the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract;

Example: ‘a singer takes good care of his voice’; ‘the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations’;

a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance;

Example: ‘the noisy voice of the waterfall’; ‘the incessant voices of the artillery’;

expressing in coherent verbal form;

Example: ‘the articulation of my feelings’; ‘I gave voice to my feelings’;

a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated;

Example: ‘the voice of the law’; ‘the Times is not the voice of New York’; ‘conservatism has many voices’;

something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression;

Example: ‘the wee small voice of conscience’; ‘the voice of experience’; ‘he said his voices told him to do it’;

(metonymy) a singer;

Example: ‘he wanted to hear trained voices sing it’;

an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose;

Example: ‘the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government’;

the ability to speak;

Example: ‘he lost his voice’;

(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes

the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music;

Example: ‘he tried to sing the tenor part’;

give voice to;

Example: ‘He voiced his concern’;

utter with vibrating vocal chords