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Emphatic vs Telling - What's the difference?

emphatic | telling | Synonyms |

Emphatic is a synonym of telling.


As adjectives the difference between emphatic and telling

is that emphatic is characterized by emphasis while telling is having force.

As nouns the difference between emphatic and telling

is that emphatic is (phonology) an emphatic consonant while telling is the act of narration.

As a verb telling is

.

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

    Related terms

    * emphasis * emphasise, emphasize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (phonology) an emphatic consonant

    • See also

    * phatic

    Anagrams

    *

    telling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having force
  • revealing information
  • * '>citation
  • serving to convince

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of narration.
  • The disclosure of information.
  • (archaic) Counting, numbering.

    • Anagrams

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