Emphasis vs. Emphases

Emphasisnoun

Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.

Emphasisnoun

Special attention or prominence given to something.

Emphasisnoun

Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.

Emphasisnoun

(typography) Related to bold.

Emphasisnoun

(phonology) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants

Emphasisnoun

A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience.

Emphasisnoun

A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis.

Emphasisnoun

a special attention given to, or extra importance attached to, something; as, a guided tour of Egypt with emphasis on the monuments along the Nile.

Emphasisnoun

something to which great importance is attached; as, the need for increased spending on education was the emphasis of his speech.

Emphasisnoun

special importance or significance;

Emphasisnoun

intensity or forcefulness of expression;

Emphasisnoun

special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.

Emphasisnoun

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

Emphasesnoun

plural of emphasis