assonant meaning

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assonant (adjective): having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables.

assonant has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

assonant as an adjective

  1. having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables
    • note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'

    Similar: same

    Related forms: assonate, assonance

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

    Similar: rhymed

    Related forms: assonate, assonance

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in NT · 8-letter words

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