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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

accent.

accent, manner or tone of speech

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ak.sɑ̃/

  1. accent, manner or tone of speech

    masculine
    Elle parle anglais avec un fort accent français.
    Aux États-Unis, son accent français ne manque jamais d'attirer l'attention des femmes.

  2. an accent symbol

    masculine

  3. accent, stress

    masculine

  4. strain, section

    masculine

  5. emphasis, focus

    masculine
    L'accent est mis sur les quantités plutôt que sur les qualités.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French accent, from Old French acent, accent, borrowed from Latin accentus (“accent, tone, accentuation”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.