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em·phat·ic
(ĕm-făt′ĭk)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.
4. Linguistics Pharyngealized, velarized, or ejective. Used of consonants in Semitic languages.
[Medieval Latin emphaticus, from Greek emphatikos, from emphainein, to exhibit, display; see emphasis.]
em·phat′i·cal·ly adv.
emphatic
(ɪmˈfætɪk)adj
1. Also: emphatical 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. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics denoting certain dental consonants of Arabic that are pronounced with accompanying pharyngeal constriction
n
(Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics an emphatic consonant, as used in Arabic
[C18: from Greek emphatikos expressive, forceful, from emphainein to exhibit, display, from phainein to show]
em•phat•ic
(ɛmˈfæt ɪk)adj.
1. uttered with emphasis; strongly expressive.
2. using emphasis in speech or action.
3. forceful; insistent.
4. clearly or boldly outlined.
5. of or pertaining to a word or form used to add emphasis, as the stressed auxiliary do in affirmative statements, as in I do like it.
em•phat′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | emphatic - spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word" |
2. | ![]() 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" 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" |
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
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
significant commonplace, insignificant, unremarkable
emphatic
adjective1. Expressed or performed with emphasis:
Translations
تَوْكيدي
důrazný
bestemt
nyomatékos
áherslumikill, eindreginn
dôrazný
emfatisk
üzerine basa basa söyleme
emphatic
[ɪmˈfætɪk] ADJ1. (= 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
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 ...
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/aemphasis
(ˈemfəsis) noun – plural ˈemphases (-siːz) –1. stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable. In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.
2. force; firmness. `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.
3. importance given to something. He placed great emphasis on this point.
ˈemphasize, ˈemphasise verb to lay or put emphasis on. You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard.
emˈphatic (-ˈfӕ-) adjective (negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite. an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.
emˈphatically adverb to emphasize (not emphasize on) a point.
emphatic
a. enfático-a, acentuado-a, marcado-a.