accent vs tonic accent

tonic accent vs accent

accent and tonic accent both are nouns.

accent is a verb but tonic accent is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accent	Yes	No	Yes	No
tonic accent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tonic accent is a hyponym of accent; that is, tonic accent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accent:

accent: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
tonic accent: emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness

Other hyponyms of accent include accentuation, pitch accent, word accent, word stress, sentence stress.

accent (noun)	tonic accent (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
distinctive manner of oral expression
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
special importance or significance

accent (verb)	tonic accent (verb)
put stress on; utter with an accent
to stress, single out as important

Difference between accent and tonic accent

Words related to "tonic accent"

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