Associations to the word «Emphatic»
Noun
- Consonant
- Pronoun
- Phoneme
- Vowel
- Noun
- Arabic
- Cough
- Emphasis
- Dialect
- Distinction
- Answer
- Manner
- Word
- Language
- Negation
- Nod
- Speech
- Abbreviation
- Saunders
- Inflection
- Forefinger
- Yes
- Assertion
- Exclamation
- Denial
- Earnestness
- Cherry
- Gesture
- Repetition
- Adjective
- Utterance
- Disapproval
- Pronunciation
- Suffix
- Punch
- Declaration
- Rejection
- Sentence
- Verb
- Ashe
- Jehovah
- Syllable
- Assent
- Tone
- Lizard
- Tense
- Reply
- Phrase
- Condemnation
- Refusal
- Italic
- Approbation
- Pause
- Mei
- Statement
- Orator
- Victory
- Negative
- Auxiliary
- Deutsch
- Insistence
- Currie
- Prefix
- Accent
- Liu
Adjective
Wiktionary
EMPHATIC, adjective. Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
EMPHATIC, adjective. Stated with conviction.
EMPHATIC, adjective. Belonging to set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to
EMPHATIC, adjective. (phonology) of obstruent consonants in Semitic languages.
EMPHATIC, noun. (phonology) An emphatic consonant.
EMPHATIC, noun. (linguistics) A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".
Dictionary definition
EMPHATIC, adjective. Spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word".
EMPHATIC, adjective. Sudden and strong; "an emphatic no".
EMPHATIC, adjective. Forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.