assonance

[ as-uh-nuhns ]

/ ˈæs ə nəns /

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noun

resemblance of sounds.

Also called vowel rhyme. Prosody. rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words, as in penitent and reticence.

partial agreement or correspondence.

Origin of assonance

1720–30; <French, equivalent to asson(ant) sounding in answer (see as-, sonant) + -ance-ance

OTHER WORDS FROM assonance

as·so·nant, adjective, nounas·so·nan·tal

[as-uh-nan-tl], /ˌæs əˈnæn tl/, as·so·nan·tic, adjectivenon·as·so·nance, nounnon·as·so·nant, adjective, noun

Words nearby assonance

associative learning, associative neuron, associative storage, assoil, assoluta, assonance, as soon, as soon as, assort, assortative mating, assorted

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Example sentences from the Web for assonance

For purposes of assonance little use is made of words accented on a syllable preceding the antepenult.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
Not being able to preserve the assonance, I have dropped the greater part of his title.
Russian Fairy Tales|W. R. S. Ralston
The substitution of exact rhyme for assonance in his lines would double the already immense merit of his work.
Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922|Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Thus in the Chanson de Roland (eleventh century) we find the verses of each laisse, or strophe, bound together by assonance.
English Verse|Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.

It is, we might say, a rhythm of thought, an assonance of feeling.
Music in the History of the Western Church|Edward Dickinson

British Dictionary definitions for assonance

assonance

/ (ˈæsənəns) /

noun

the use of the same vowel sound with different consonants or the same consonant with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line of verse. Examples are time and light or mystery and mastery

partial correspondence; rough similarity

Derived forms of assonance

assonant, adjective, nounassonantal (ˌæsəˈnæntəl), adjective

Word Origin for assonance

C18: from French, from Latin assonāre to sound, from sonāre to sound

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单词	assonance
释义	assonance [ as-uh-nuhns ] / ˈæs ə nəns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR assonance ON THESAURUS.COM noun resemblance of sounds. Also called vowel rhyme. Prosody. rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words, as in penitent and reticence. partial agreement or correspondence. Origin of assonance 1720–30; <French, equivalent to asson(ant) sounding in answer (see as-, sonant) + -ance-ance OTHER WORDS FROM assonance as·so·nant, adjective, nounas·so·nan·tal [as-uh-nan-tl], /ˌæs əˈnæn tl/, as·so·nan·tic, adjectivenon·as·so·nance, nounnon·as·so·nant, adjective, noun Words nearby assonance associative learning, associative neuron, associative storage, assoil, assoluta, assonance, as soon, as soon as, assort, assortative mating, assorted Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for assonance For purposes of assonance little use is made of words accented on a syllable preceding the antepenult. Legends, Tales and Poems\|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer Not being able to preserve the assonance, I have dropped the greater part of his title. Russian Fairy Tales\|W. R. S. Ralston The substitution of exact rhyme for assonance in his lines would double the already immense merit of his work. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922\|Howard Phillips Lovecraft Thus in the Chanson de Roland (eleventh century) we find the verses of each laisse, or strophe, bound together by assonance. English Verse\|Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D. It is, we might say, a rhythm of thought, an assonance of feeling. Music in the History of the Western Church\|Edward Dickinson British Dictionary definitions for assonance assonance / (ˈæsənəns) / noun the use of the same vowel sound with different consonants or the same consonant with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line of verse. Examples are time and light or mystery and mastery partial correspondence; rough similarity Derived forms of assonance assonant, adjective, nounassonantal (ˌæsəˈnæntəl), adjective Word Origin for assonance C18: from French, from Latin assonāre to sound, from sonāre to sound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to assonance chant, inflection, refrain, theme, music, lyric, unison, consonance, run, strain, aria, song, concord, chime, air, euphony, lay, measure, carillon, resonance
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assonance

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noun

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