Cadence Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ence

Cadence has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

"The poet adjusted her pen to perfect the iambic cadence before printing the final stanza."

meter metre measure beat cadence

the close of a musical section

"The conductor raised his baton to mark the precise cadence where the violin solo ended and the chorus began."

cadence

a recurrent rhythmical series

"The drummer adjusted his cadence to match the steady, repeating beat of the marching soldiers."

cadence cadency

The act or state of declining or sinking.

"As the sun set behind the mountains, a melancholic cadence fell over the valley as evening shadows began to sink lower."

Verb

To give a cadence to.

"She adjusted her breathing and added a rhythmic cadence to her speech before delivering the final lines."

Proper Noun

A female given name from English, taken to use in the 2000s.

"The baby girl was named Cadence after her grandmother, who chose the popular style of names that became trendy in the early 2000s."