Definitions for assonant
as·so·nant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assonantadjective

   having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables

   "note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'"

2. assonantadjective

   having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assonantadjective

   Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assonantadjective

   Sounding in a manner resembling another sound. Dict.

   Etymology: assonant, French.

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1. assonant

   Assonance is a resemblance in the sounds of words/syllables either between their vowels (e.g., meat, bean) or between their consonants (e.g., keep, cape). However, assonance between consonants is generally called consonance in American usage. The two types are often combined, as between the words six and switch, in which the vowels are identical, and the consonants are similar but not completely identical. If there is repetition of the same vowel or some similar vowels in literary work, especially in stressed syllables, this may be termed "vowel harmony" in poetry (though linguists have a different definition of "vowel harmony"). A special case of assonance is rhyme, in which the endings of words (generally beginning with the vowel sound of the last stressed syllable) are identical—as in fog and log or history and mystery. Vocalic assonance is an important element in verse. Assonance occurs more often in verse than in prose; it is used in English-language poetry and is particularly important in Old French, Spanish, and the Celtic languages.

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1. assonant

   Assonant refers to the repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds in words or phrases that are close together, especially in poetry or literature. The repetition often involves words that have different consonant sounds. This literary device is used to create rhythm, mood, or emphasis in a piece of writing or speech.

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1. Assonantadjective

   having a resemblance of sounds

2. Assonantadjective

   pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called assonance; not consonant

3. Etymology: [L. assonans, p. pr. of assonare to sound to, to correspond to in sound; ad + sonare to sound, sonus sound: cf. F. assonant. See Sound.]

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1. • Rhyme

How to pronounce assonant?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say assonant in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assonant in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assonant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4