emphasis

Definition (noun): special importance or significance

Example: the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis

Definition (noun): special importance or significance

Example: the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents

Definition (noun): intensity or forcefulness of expression

Example: the vehemence of his denial

Definition (noun): intensity or forcefulness of expression

Example: his emphasis on civil rights

Definition (noun): special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.

Definition (noun): the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

Example: he put the stress on the wrong syllable