assonant

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adjective

Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds.

Similar
samerhymedrhymingriming
OriginLatin assonāns →
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Meanings

adjectiveassonant (comparative more assonant, superlative most assonant)

comparative more assonant · superlative most assonant

  1. human sciencesCharacterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds.
nounassonant (plural assonants)

plural assonants

  1. human sciencesA sound that is assonant.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
same

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

Similar
rhymedrhymingriming
Also see
rhymingrimingsame

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinassonāns
  2. Englishassonant

From Latin assonāns, present participle of assonō.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian съзвучен
  • съзвучен (săzvučen)characterized by assonance
Finnish yhteensointuva
  • yhteensointuvacharacterized by assonance
Polish asonansowy
  • asonansowycharacterized by assonance
Romanian asonant
  • asonantcharacterized by assonance
Spanish asonante
  • asonantecharacterized by assonance
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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