asonant

A1S1O1N1A1N1T1
/eɪ̯ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/

adjective

Not sounding or sounded; silent.

“The first d in "Wednesday" and the s in "aisle" are asonant.”

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Meanings

adjectiveasonant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot sounding or sounded; silent.

    The first d in "Wednesday" and the s in "aisle" are asonant.

    1 more example

    Thus reponens is an asonant rhyme to deprœlian in the following stanza.

    1829, Rhyme the Leading Principle of Latin Versification, page 15

Origin

From a- + sonant.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with asonant

componentdeponentsubcomponentsonant
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Anagrams

nanosat
Cite this entry
APA

asonant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asonant

MLA

“asonant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asonant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asonant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asonant.

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