enfatizado

Enfatizado is a term used in Portuguese and Spanish as the past participle of the verb enfatizar, meaning to emphasize. As an adjective, it denotes that something has been stressed, highlighted, or given prominence. The form agrees in gender and number: in Portuguese, enfatizado (masc. sing.); enfatizada (fem. sing.); enfatizados, enfatizadas (plurals. In Spanish, the corresponding forms are enfatizado (masc. sing.), enfatizada (fem. sing.); enfatizados, enfatizadas (plurals). In practice, it is used to indicate that a word, idea, or element has been made more noticeable.

Etymology and usage notes: The word derives from the verb enfatizar, which expresses the idea of giving emphasis. In linguistics and everyday language, enfatizado conveys that content has been stressed or highlighted, whether in reasoning, description, or formatting.

Typography and digital text: In typography, enfatizado commonly refers to text that has been marked to stand out, usually through bold or italic formatting, color, or other visual cues. In Portuguese, editors might describe bolded or otherwise emphasized text as "enfatizado," while in editorial practice Portuguese speakers also refer to negrito (bold) or itálico (italic) as the means of emphasis. In Spanish, similar usage occurs in prose and editing, with phrases like texto enfatizado or énfasis on the concept, and with formatting tools such as bold or italics providing the emphasis.

See also: énfasis (noun for emphasis in Spanish), ênfase (Portuguese noun), negrito/negrilla (bold formatting in Portuguese and Spanish), itálico (italics).