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sävy — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accent noun A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, typical of a region, country, or social group.
  • hue noun A color, or a particular shade or tint of a color.
  • shade noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
  • tenor noun A male singing voice higher than baritone and bass, or a singer with that voice.
  • tincture noun A medicine made by dissolving a substance in alcohol.
  • tint noun A slight or pale shade of a color.
  • tone noun The quality or character of a sound, especially its pitch, timbre, or emotional coloring.

Senses

sävy is used for these senses in English:

  • hue A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
  • hue The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
  • shade A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
  • tenor Tone, as of a conversation.
  • tincture A colour or tint, especially if produced by a pigment or something which stains; a tinge.
  • tint A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
  • tone (language, dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.

accent — full definition

  1. noun A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, typical of a region, country, or social group.
  2. noun A mark placed over a letter to show pronunciation or stress.
  3. noun A detail that stands out and adds emphasis or contrast, especially in design.
  4. verb To emphasize or draw attention to something.
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