While the emphasis, or main focus, for walking a dog might be on "answering the call of nature," the emphasis for the dog might be on chasing squirrels.
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.
Noun
intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
Noun
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
Noun
special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
Noun
special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents"
n.
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.
n.
A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of
thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a
subject with great emphasis.
Emphasis
The province of emphasis is so much more important than accent, that the customary seat of the latter is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it.2.
External objects stand before us . . . in all the life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color.
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.
Usage Examples
Americans different in some maybe thoughts or emphasis still have the same ideas. They want a government that lets them be free, that leaves them alone, that doesn't interrupt and interfere with every aspect of their life, that lets them go to work and keep more of what they've worked hard to have.
It's not fair the emphasis put on beauty, or on sexuality.
I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.
I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay.
If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly, it is to place more emphasis on the issue of education, which enables a better life for women.
I happen to agree with many of the liberal emphasis on compassion, justice and equality. I just disagree that it's the government's role to provide everything.
Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution of emphasis between man and nature.
I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life, I put a new emphasis on things I believe count more. These things include: family, friends, being part of a community, and appreciating the little joys of the average day.
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Other Usage ExamplesIn the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through which we look, we can see that there is far too great an emphasis placed on the future.
I was one of those people who put too much emphasis on work and career and material possessions, and it took its toll on all my relationships, on my physical health, my emotional and mental health.
My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel.
A paradigm shift, where, in addition to physical inputs for farming, a focused emphasis placed on knowledge inputs can be a promising way forward. This knowledge-based approach will bring immense returns, particularly in rain fed and dry land farming areas.
Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism, that sort of thing.
American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet.
Men's competitive team sports focus on the balance between individual achievement and team achievement with the emphasis on team achievement.
Despite my emphasis on technology, I do not view laws as inherently evil. My goals are political ones, even if my techniques are not. The only way to fundamentally succeed is by changing existing laws. If I rejected all help from the political arena I would inevitably fail.
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