'accented' definitions:

Definition of 'accented'

adjective

Used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" [syn: tonic, accented] [ant: atonic, unaccented]

adjective

Bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'" [syn: stressed, accented] [ant: unstressed]

Words containing 'accented'

accent,
accenting,
Grave accent,
Rhythmical accent,
Secondary accent,
accent mark,
acute accent,
pitch accent,
regional accent,
tonic accent,
word accent,
Masoretic points and accents