emphatic (redirected from emphatics)

em·phat·ic  (m-ftk)

adj.

1. Expressed or performed with emphasis: responded with an emphatic "no."

2. Forceful and definite in expression or action.

3. Standing out in a striking and clearly defined way.

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[Medieval Latin emphaticus, from Greek emphatikos, from emphainein, to exhibit, display; see emphasis.]

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em·phati·cal·ly adv.

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emphatic [ɪmˈfætɪk]

adj

1. expressed, spoken, or done with emphasis

2. forceful and positive; definite; direct an emphatic personality

3. sharp or clear in form, contour, or outline

4. important or significant; stressed the emphatic points in an argument

5. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics denoting certain dental consonants of Arabic that are pronounced with accompanying pharyngeal constriction

n

(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics an emphatic consonant, as used in Arabic

[from Greek emphatikos expressive, forceful, from emphainein to exhibit, display, from phainein to show]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	emphatic - spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word" emphasised, emphasized accented, stressed - bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"
	2.	emphatic - sudden and strong; "an emphatic no" exclamatory forceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"
	3.	emphatic - forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty" forceful assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive - aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"

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emphatic

adjective

1. forceful, decided, certain, direct, earnest, positive, absolute, distinct, definite, vigorous, energetic, unmistakable, insistent, unequivocal, vehement, forcible, categorical His response was immediate and emphatic.
forceful weak, uncertain, tame, unsure, tentative, hesitant, undecided, equivocal

2. significant, marked, strong, striking, powerful, telling, storming (informal), impressive, pronounced, decisive, resounding, momentous, conclusive Yesterday's emphatic victory was their fifth in succession.
significant commonplace, insignificant, unremarkable

Translations

emphatic [ɪmˈfætɪk] ADJ

1. (= forceful) [statement, declaration, response] → categórico, contundente; [denial, refusal] → categórico, rotundo; [tone, gesture] → enérgico, enfático; [condemnation] → categórico, enérgico
Wendy was emphatic, "you must do it," she said → Wendy fue categórica, -debes hacerlo, dijo
she's emphatic that business is improving → mantiene firmemente que el negocio está mejorando
they were quite emphatic that they were not going → dijeron categóricamente que no iban
Pat was emphatic about how valuable the course was → Pat hizo hincapié en lo valioso que era el curso
they were emphatic in denying their involvement → negaron categóricamente su participación
an emphatic no → un no rotundo
an emphatic yes → un sí contundente

2. (= decisive) [victory, win] → rotundo; [success] → arrollador; [defeat] → aplastante; [winner, result] → contundente

emphatic [ɪmˈfætɪk] adj

(= unambiguous, clear) [response, statement, refusal, denial] → catégorique
to be emphatic [person] → se montrer catégorique
to be emphatic that ... → insister sur le fait que ...

[win, victory, success, defeat] → écrasant(e)

emphatic

adj

(= forceful) → entschieden; response → nachdrücklich, entschieden; denial → energisch; tone, stress, gesture → nachdrücklich; his response was immediate and emphatic → er antwortete sofort und mit Nachdruck; the accused responded with an emphatic denial → in seiner Antwort leugnete der Angeklagte es energisch or entschieden; the answer is an emphatic no → die Antwort lautet ganz entschieden nein; their answer was an emphatic yes → sie bejahten es mit Nachdruck; to be emphatic (that …) (person) → darauf bestehen(, dass …); to be emphatic about something → auf etw (dat) → bestehen; he was emphatic in his defence of it → er verteidigte es mit Nachdruck; they were emphatic in denying their involvement → sie leugneten entschieden or energisch, dass sie daran beteiligt waren

(= decisive) victory, win, winner → klar, überzeugend; defeat → schwer; result, approval → eindeutig

emphatic [ɪmˈfætɪk] adj (tone, manner, person) → energico/a, vigoroso/a; (speech) → enfatico/a; (condemnation, denial) → categorico/a, netto/a

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emphatic [ɪmˈfætɪk] adj (tone, manner, person) → energico/a, vigoroso/a; (speech) → enfatico/a; (condemnation, denial) → categorico/a, netto/a