Cadence
noun
The rhythm or flow of sound or speech, like the way a person's voice rises and falls when speaking.
As a skilled poet, he was able to maintain a smooth cadence in all of his poems.
Often appears as...
- maintain a cadence
- disrupt a cadence
noun
In cycling, the speed at which a cyclist pedals.
To maintain a high speed, the cyclist had to keep up a fast cadence.
Often appears as...
- fast cadence
- slow cadence
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Technical
noun
In music, a series of notes or chords at the end of a section, which gives a feeling of rest or conclusion.
The cadence at the end of the symphony brought the piece to a satisfying close.
Often appears as...
- perfect cadence
- imperfect cadence
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The rhythm or flow of sound or speech, like the way a person's voice rises and falls when speaking.
As a skilled poet, he was able to maintain a smooth cadence in all of his poems.
Often appears as...
- maintain a cadence
- disrupt a cadence
noun
In cycling, the speed at which a cyclist pedals.
To maintain a high speed, the cyclist had to keep up a fast cadence.
Often appears as...
- fast cadence
- slow cadence
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In music, a series of notes or chords at the end of a section, which gives a feeling of rest or conclusion.
The cadence at the end of the symphony brought the piece to a satisfying close.
Often appears as...
- perfect cadence
- imperfect cadence
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Expression
Cadence in speech can convey emotions and attitudes.
Her calm cadence soothed the anxious crowd.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Speaking
Using varied cadence makes speeches more engaging and less monotonous.
The speaker's varied cadence captivated the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Poetic Flow
Poets often use cadence to create a rhythm that enhances the reading experience.
The poem's gentle cadence echoed the theme of tranquility.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Expression
Cadence in speech can convey emotions and attitudes.
Her calm cadence soothed the anxious crowd.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Speaking
Using varied cadence makes speeches more engaging and less monotonous.
The speaker's varied cadence captivated the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Poetic Flow
Poets often use cadence to create a rhythm that enhances the reading experience.
The poem's gentle cadence echoed the theme of tranquility.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Expression
Cadence in speech can convey emotions and attitudes.
Her calm cadence soothed the anxious crowd.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Speaking
Using varied cadence makes speeches more engaging and less monotonous.
The speaker's varied cadence captivated the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Poetic Flow
Poets often use cadence to create a rhythm that enhances the reading experience.
The poem's gentle cadence echoed the theme of tranquility.
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How Two Decisions Led Me...
We dug as deep as we could, and as the cadence of our steps increased and the sled accelerated, we left everything we had on the track, before leaving the ice and boarding our Night Train sled. And a calm came over me. And once in the sled, as it was picking up speed, for just another millisecond, my mind went back to that day on the couch.
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Wade Davis: Cultures at...
We're all born. We all bring our children into the world. We go through initiation rites. We have to deal with the inexorable separation of death, so it shouldn't surprise us that we all sing, we all dance, we all have art. But what's interesting is the unique cadence of the song,
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The transformative power...
but it's the wrong chord -- because the chord he's looking for is this one, and instead he does Now, we call that a deceptive cadence, because it deceives us. I tell my students, "If you have a deceptive cadence, raise your eyebrows, and everybody will know."
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Chris Anderson: How...
there's still a lot more being transferred than just words. And in that non-verbal portion, there's some serious magic. Somewhere hidden in the physical gestures, the vocal cadence, the facial expressions, the eye contact, the passion,
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Chris Anderson: How...
transferred than just words and it's in that non verbal portion there's some serious magic somewhere hidden in the physical gestures the vocal cadence the facial expressions that eye contact the passion kind of awkward British body
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Speaking the Language PIPE...
pattern the international pattern of the language down and the cadence is solid musasa we'd said of nasa's so it which is the way we'd say it in english so we worked that first that was the first thing we did was get the music
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Lesley Hazleton: A...
And then there was the language, the rhythmic cadence of it, reminding me of evenings spent listening to Bedouin elders recite hours-long narrative poems entirely from memory. And I began to grasp why it's said
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On reading the Koran -...
rhythmic cadence of it reminding me of evenings spent listening to bedouin elders recite hours long narrative poems entirely from memory and i began to grasp why it said that the quran is really the quran
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How I found myself...
giving texture -- that's your friends and your family, and anything that creates a harmonic structure in your life and in your song, like harmonies, cadences and anything that makes it polyphonic.
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The mind behind Tesla,...
and then stop for half an hour and then keep going. That's the natural cadence of a trip. All right. So this is only one string to your energy bow.
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How Two Decisions Led Me...
We dug as deep as we could, and as the cadence of our steps increased and the sled accelerated, we left everything we had on the track, before leaving the ice and boarding our Night Train sled. And a calm came over me. And once in the sled, as it was picking up speed, for just another millisecond, my mind went back to that day on the couch.
Video examples
Wade Davis: Cultures at...
We're all born. We all bring our children into the world. We go through initiation rites. We have to deal with the inexorable separation of death, so it shouldn't surprise us that we all sing, we all dance, we all have art. But what's interesting is the unique cadence of the song,
Video examples
The transformative power...
but it's the wrong chord -- because the chord he's looking for is this one, and instead he does Now, we call that a deceptive cadence, because it deceives us. I tell my students, "If you have a deceptive cadence, raise your eyebrows, and everybody will know."
Video examples
Chris Anderson: How...
there's still a lot more being transferred than just words. And in that non-verbal portion, there's some serious magic. Somewhere hidden in the physical gestures, the vocal cadence, the facial expressions, the eye contact, the passion,
Video examples
Chris Anderson: How...
transferred than just words and it's in that non verbal portion there's some serious magic somewhere hidden in the physical gestures the vocal cadence the facial expressions that eye contact the passion kind of awkward British body
Video examples
Speaking the Language PIPE...
pattern the international pattern of the language down and the cadence is solid musasa we'd said of nasa's so it which is the way we'd say it in english so we worked that first that was the first thing we did was get the music
Video examples
Lesley Hazleton: A...
And then there was the language, the rhythmic cadence of it, reminding me of evenings spent listening to Bedouin elders recite hours-long narrative poems entirely from memory. And I began to grasp why it's said
Video examples
On reading the Koran -...
rhythmic cadence of it reminding me of evenings spent listening to bedouin elders recite hours long narrative poems entirely from memory and i began to grasp why it said that the quran is really the quran
Video examples
How I found myself...
giving texture -- that's your friends and your family, and anything that creates a harmonic structure in your life and in your song, like harmonies, cadences and anything that makes it polyphonic.
Video examples
The mind behind Tesla,...
and then stop for half an hour and then keep going. That's the natural cadence of a trip. All right. So this is only one string to your energy bow.
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Quote examples
Genevieve Valentine
American Writer
Most of my writing takes place at a cramped desk in a cramped apartment, so whenever I get to write on a train or make notes on a road trip, it has an entirely different cadence. And I can remember specific writing sessions while on a train through beautiful countryside in a way I can remember almost nothing else.
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Laura Linney
American Actress
I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
On 'Think Like a Man,' they got the best out of me because they allowed me to bring my own cadences and opinions to the character that I was playing. I think we got the best of that particular character.
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Finn Wolfhard
Canadian Actor
I try to keep my voice natural for each character, but the spirit and the cadence and breathing for each character is totally different. It's those things that set each role apart from the others.
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Jeff Nichols
American Director
There's a rhythm and a cadence in a scene, and when an actor understands without any real direction from you, then that's a very valuable gift. And some people get it, and some people don't.
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PartyNextDoor
American Musician
There's room for everybody. It's like crabs in the bucket - no pun intended, shout-out to k-os - but there's a lot of room for different types of Canadian music, cadences and influences.
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Geoffrey Rush
Australian Actor
I'm so envious of certain actors that have that natural facility to hear a cadence and the rhythm of an accent, that it goes into their brain and just comes out. Chameleon voices.
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Michael Cunningham
American Writer
Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight the inner ear.
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Barbara Demick
American Journalist
The cadence of life is slower in North Korea.
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Russ
American Musician
I love 2Pac, the cadences of 2Pac.
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Genevieve Valentine
American Writer
Most of my writing takes place at a cramped desk in a cramped apartment, so whenever I get to write on a train or make notes on a road trip, it has an entirely different cadence. And I can remember specific writing sessions while on a train through beautiful countryside in a way I can remember almost nothing else.
Quote examples
Laura Linney
American Actress
I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used.
Quote examples
Kevin Hart
American Actor
On 'Think Like a Man,' they got the best out of me because they allowed me to bring my own cadences and opinions to the character that I was playing. I think we got the best of that particular character.
Quote examples
Finn Wolfhard
Canadian Actor
I try to keep my voice natural for each character, but the spirit and the cadence and breathing for each character is totally different. It's those things that set each role apart from the others.
Quote examples
Jeff Nichols
American Director
There's a rhythm and a cadence in a scene, and when an actor understands without any real direction from you, then that's a very valuable gift. And some people get it, and some people don't.
Quote examples
PartyNextDoor
American Musician
There's room for everybody. It's like crabs in the bucket - no pun intended, shout-out to k-os - but there's a lot of room for different types of Canadian music, cadences and influences.
Quote examples
Geoffrey Rush
Australian Actor
I'm so envious of certain actors that have that natural facility to hear a cadence and the rhythm of an accent, that it goes into their brain and just comes out. Chameleon voices.
Quote examples
Michael Cunningham
American Writer
Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight the inner ear.
Quote examples
Barbara Demick
American Journalist
The cadence of life is slower in North Korea.
Quote examples
Russ
American Musician
I love 2Pac, the cadences of 2Pac.
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