Definition of
assonant has definitions from the field of verse
1
[ adjective ] having the same sound (especially vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables

Examples

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

Related terms

rhyme same

2
[ adjective ] (verse) having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables

Related terms

rhymed

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Similar Spelling

assonance Asimina

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