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Highlights vs Emphasis - What's the difference?

highlights | emphasis |

As nouns the difference between highlights and emphasis

is that highlights is while emphasis is special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.

As a verb highlights

is (highlight).

highlights

English

Alternative forms

* hilites (informal)

Noun

(head) (p)
  • Summary of an event, such as a sporting event, focussing on the most entertaining or consequential aspects; compilation of each highlight of that event

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (highlight)

    • emphasis

    English

    (wikipedia emphasis)

    Noun

    (emphases)
  • Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
    • He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
  • Special attention or prominence given to something.
    • Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
  • Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
    • He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
  • (typography) Related to bold.

    • Related terms

    * emphasise, emphasize * emphatic

    Anagrams

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