emphasis

The noun emphasis has 4 senses

• emphasis, accent -- (special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents")
• vehemence, emphasis -- (intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights")
• emphasis -- (special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.)
• stress, emphasis, accent -- (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable")