emphatic

== English == === Alternative forms === emphatick (obsolete) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός (emphatikós, “emphatic”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “I show, present”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, show”); related to ἔμφασις (émphasis) and English emphasis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛmˈfætɪk/, /ɪm-/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /əmˈfætək/ Rhymes: -ætɪk === Adjective === emphatic (comparative more emphatic, superlative most emphatic) Characterized by emphasis; forceful. Stated with conviction. (grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do plus an infinitive without to. (phonology) Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Afro-Asiatic languages that are distinguished by a guttural (co-)articulation. Antonym: plain Phrayngealized consonants in Arabic, Hebrew, other Northwest Semitic languages, and Berber languages. Ejective consonants in Ge'ez, Amharic, other Ethiopic Semitic languages, Chadic and Cushitic languages. (phonology, archaic except in layman’s use) Referring to the above consonants as well as /ħ/ and /ʕ/ (these being seen as emphatic equivalents of /h/ and /ʔ/). ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === emphatic (plural emphatics) (phonology) An emphatic consonant. (linguistics) A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as a lot or really. === See also === phatic === Anagrams === empathic