Cadence

/ˈkeɪ.dn̩s/

Synonyms for "cadence" (213 found)

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Closest matches (43)

Strong matches (64)

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folderolfootgracegrace notehalf cadenceharmonic closeheptameterheptapodyheroic couplethexameterhexapodyiambiambiciambic pentameterictusimperfect cadenceincidentalincidental noteinterludeintermezzointroductory phraseionicjinglelapselevel of stressliltlong mordentloweringmasculine caesurameasure
Noun(13 words)
drill tempodrumbeatdrummingfinal cadenceflowgallopsharmonic closeindividual paceitalian tonoliltingliltslocutionmarch tempo
Adjective(1 words)
lively pace

Related words (106)

Noun(22 words)
measuremelodymetermetrepaceprosodyrateregular schedulerhythmrhythmssingsongsingsongingspeaking tempospeech fluencyspeech related traitstep countswayingtempitempotinkling
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Verb(1 words)
muovere i passi
Adjective(3 words)
rhythmic motionrhythmic phrasingrhythmic repetitive pattern

Related word relations

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More general

13 entries
harmonic devicemovement tempomusical passagemusical structurepassagepoetic rhythmprosodyrhythmrhythmic patternrhythmic timingrhythmicitytemporal patterntiming pattern

More specific

11 entries
authentic cadencedevelopment cadencedouble time cadencehalf cadenceintonationpause patternplagal cadenceproduction cadencequick march cadencerelease cadencestress pattern

Collocations

6 entries
authentic cadencecadence of speechhalf cadencemarching cadencemusical cadenceplagal cadence

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Translations

17 translations across 13 languages.

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Czech

2 entries
  • kadence noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)
  • závěr noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

Finnish

2 entries
  • kadenssi noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)
  • lopuke noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

French

1 entries
  • cadence noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

German

2 entries
  • Kadenz noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)
  • Rhythmus noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

Māori

2 entries
  • rauoro pārīrā noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)
  • tatūnga noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

Polish

1 entries
  • kadencja noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

Romanian

1 entries
  • cadență noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

Russian

1 entries
  • каденция noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • dùnadh noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

Spanish

1 entries
  • cadencia noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

Swedish

1 entries
  • kadens noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • ragsak noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • каде́нція noun ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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Venezuelans speak with a very musical cadence.

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I love the cadence of your poem.

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It's hard for me to get the cadence right when I speak Spanish.

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Still, Sergeant Turner’s show, broadcast from his teaching kitchen at Fort Lee, Virginia, has its military cadence, although peppered with more humor than your average drill sergeant.

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