Emphasis is a feminine noun meaning highlight, highlight, exaltation, or importance. Expressing emphasis is showing exaggerated enthusiasm and eloquence when speaking or gesturing. Ex.: His speech was delivered “with emphasis”.
It is understood by “emphasizing”, the act of focusing, stressing, emphasizing certain words, phrases or ideas, with the purpose of giving them a special importance. Ex.: He sought to "emphasize" his social work.
Emphasis can be conveyed through the intonation of a word or phrase, which is pronounced from exaggerated or repetitive form, through a speech, a narrative or a text, takes a real Spotlight.
Emphatic is an adjective that qualifies that individual who emphasizes some aspect of his explanation. Ex.: He "was emphatic" when talking about the importance of early childhood education.
In Linguistics, some resources are used to emphasize words, including metaphor and metonymy.
They are synonymous with emphasis: highlight, relief, fanfare, enthusiasm, ostentation, approach, focus, exaltation, praise, effervescence, exhibition etc.
See also
- To emphasize
- Metonymy
