Dictionary Definition
assonant adj
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'"
2 having the same vowel sound occurring with
different consonants in successive words or stressed
syllables
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accordant, according, alliteral, alliterating, alliterative, assonantal, attuned, belabored, blended, blending, chanting, chiming, cliche-ridden, concordant, consonant, dingdong, harmonic, harmonious, harmonizing, harping, homophonic, humdrum, in accord, in chorus,
in concert, in concord, in sync, in tune, in unison, jingle-jangle,
jingling, jog-trot,
labored, monodic, monophonic, monotone, monotonous, punning, rhymed, rhyming, singsong, symphonious, synchronized, synchronous, tedious, tuned, unisonant, unisonous