Associations to the word «Assonant»
Noun
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Wiktionary
ASSONANT, adjective. Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds.
Dictionary definition
ASSONANT, adjective. Having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; "note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'".
ASSONANT, adjective. Having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.