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Emphatic vs Pronounced - What's the difference?

emphatic | pronounced | Synonyms |

Emphatic is a synonym of pronounced.


As adjectives the difference between emphatic and pronounced

is that emphatic is characterized by emphasis while pronounced is uttered]], [[articulate|articulated.

As a noun emphatic

is (phonology) an emphatic consonant.

As a verb pronounced is

(pronounce).

emphatic

English

Alternative forms

* emphatick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characterized by emphasis.
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  • Stated with conviction.
  • He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.
  • belonging to set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to
  • (phonology) of obstruent consonants in Semitic languages.
  • Derived terms

    * emphatically

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (phonology) an emphatic consonant
  • See also

    * phatic

    Anagrams

    *

    pronounced

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • uttered]], [[articulate, articulated.
  • strongly marked.
  • Derived terms

    * pronouncedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pronounce)