cadence
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- noun
- /ˈkeɪdəns/
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cadencia
- The cadence of the music filled the room, creating a soothing atmosphere that everyone enjoyed.
- cadence and rhythm
- echoed the cadence
Language has its flow, it has its cadence, it has its music.
- Language has its flow, it has its cadence, it has its music.
- Pace is like rhythm, cadence, you know, how fast, how slow.
- So I want to listen for the the pace that they speak at, the cadence, also the tonality.
- And you know what it was it it was like your cadence of speaking.
- You sink into the the peace and the pedestrian sort of pace and cadence that he goes through.
- One person was not soothed by Obama's lilting cadence.
- Each language has its pauses, its rhythm, its cadence.
- So he's way up there now, but he pulls up in his blazer, windows down, and he's got Marine Corps running, cadence blaring through the speakers.
- And perhaps the cadence of that drumming changes such that as it's approaching, it gets more and more frequent.
- Well, then people can sense that subconsciously your cadence increases more words per minute, which conveys that you're like in a rush somehow.
Examples
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She'd been drinking; he could tell from her cadence, the way her sentences rose and fell.
Fiction book (1998) -
The rain beat a fast cadence on the roof, and the walls echoed the rolling sound.
Fiction book (1992) -
Language has its flow, it has its cadence, it has its music.
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"His words had a strange cadence, like steam forced through a valve."
Fiction book (1997) -
We laughed together as we tried to make our tongues produce the foreign cadence of unfamiliar languages.
Academic text (2005) -
The rhythm didn't match the cadence of the words, but it complemented the beat of the rain.
Fiction book (1995) -
The quiet cadence of the stirring spoon brought forth her mother's voice on those days when the sky was a brilliant teal.
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To Hadassah, the rhythmic cadence of thousands of men marching in perfect formation was terrifying to watch.
Fiction book (1998) -
The teacher's gentle cadence made it easy for the students to follow along during the lesson.
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In her poetry readings, she emphasizes the cadence of each line to enhance the emotion of her words.
Synonyms
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A regular rhythm like the sound in music or a heartbeat
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A pattern of strong and weak beats in speech, especially in poetry
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A regular pattern of strong and weak beats in a poem or song
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A light, cheerful rhythm in speech or music
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A regular pattern of strong and weak syllables in a poem
A regular rhythm that repeats in music, speech, or movement
A pattern of strong and weak beats in a poem that makes it sound musical
A regular pattern of beats in a song or dance that gives music its timing
A clear pattern of beats and strong sounds that helps people move together
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A chord change from the fourth chord to the main chord that ends church songs
How Rhythmic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cadence comes from the old Latin verb cadere, which means 'to fall'. Imagine a steady series of sounds like footsteps where each sound 'falls' into the next — that's why cadence means a smooth, rhythmic flow or pattern of movement or speech.