emphasis vs monotone

emphasis

noun
  • Special attention or prominence given to something. 

  • The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants. 

  • Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important. 

  • The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text. 

  • Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type. 

monotone

noun
  • A piece of writing in one strain throughout. 

  • A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound. 

adj
  • Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function. 

  • Having a single unvaried pitch. 

verb
  • To speak in a monotone. 

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