noun
accent
AK-sent/ˈæksent/
A way of pronouncing words characteristic of a region or group.
Their different accents reveal distinct regional ways of pronouncing words.
Etymology
The pieces give the image of “song added to speech,” highlighting speech’s melodic qualities. The word came to name a distinctive way of pronouncing a language.
In context
when my accent gets real heavy like it is right now it that's that's sort of my natural um unguarded way of talking
More examples
- He recognizes the speaker's regional accent.
- The actors practice several accents for the play.
- She speaks fluent English with a slight Spanish accent.
Forms
accent · accents
Similar words
- dialect
- Includes grammar and vocabulary as well as pronunciation.
- pronunciation
- Describes how words are said without implying a regional pattern.