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prosody vs stress

stress vs prosody

prosody and stress both are nouns.

prosody is not a verb while stress is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prosody Yes No No No
stress Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stress is a hyponym of prosody; that is, stress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prosody:
  • prosody: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  • stress: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
Other hyponyms of prosody include intonation, modulation, pitch contour, caesura, enjambement, enjambment, accent, emphasis, rhythm, speech rhythm.
prosody (noun) stress (noun)
the study of poetic meter and the art of versification the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
(prosody) a system of versification (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
special emphasis attached to something
prosody (verb) stress (verb)
to suffer from stress
to stress, single out as important
put stress on; utter with an accent
test the limits of
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