Assonant

[æsәunәnt]

Definition

(adj.) having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables .

(adj.) having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; 'note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'' .

Checker: Ronnie--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Having a resemblance of sounds.

(a.) Pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called assonance; not consonant.

Edited by Elise