importance vs accent

accent vs importance

importance and accent both are nouns.

importance is not a verb while accent is a verb.

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

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

importance: a prominent status
accent: special importance or significance

Other hyponyms of importance include emphasis, primacy.

importance (noun)	accent (noun)
the quality of being important and worthy of note	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
a prominent status	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

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

Difference between importance and accent

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