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Definition of "assonant" [as•so•nant]

  • Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds. (adjective)

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Use "assonant" in a sentence
  • "The story gave newspapers the opportunity to use their two favourite words together, resulting in the gleefully assonant “Terror Blunder”."
  • "The straitjacket of meter and cadence of its composition drew out the worst and best of whomever had already tried their hand in battle with assonant rhymes."
  • "            "What is the word for which you are seeking an assonant?""