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assonant
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective assonant has 2 senses
- assonant(s = adj.all) Array - having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; "note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'" Derived forms noun assonance1, verb assonate1
- assonant(s = adj.all) Array - having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables; Array Derived forms noun assonance1, verb assonate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
assonant, a. [L. assonans, p. pr. of assonare to sound to, to correspond to in sound; ad + sonare to sound, sonus sound: cf. F. assonant. See Sound.].
- Having a resemblance of sounds. [1913 Webster]
- Pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called assonance; not consonant. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
assonant
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, unisonousROGET THESAURUS
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Concord
N concord, accord, harmony, symphony, homologue, agreement, sympathy, empathy, response, union, unison, unity, bonds of harmony, peace, unanimity, league, happy family, rapprochement, reunion, amity, alliance, entente cordiale, good understanding, conciliation, peacemaker, intercessor, mediator, concordant, congenial, agreeing, in accord, harmonious, united, cemented, banded together, allied, friendly, fraternal, conciliatory, at one with, of one mind, at peace, in still water, tranquil, with one voice, in concert with, hand in hand, on one's side, commune periculum concordiam parit, melody concord, melody, rhythm, measure, rhyme, pitch, timbre, intonation, tone, scale, gamut, diapason, diatonic chromatic scale, enharmonic scale, key, clef, chords, modulation, temperament, syncope, syncopation, preparation, suspension, resolution, staff, stave, line, space, brace, bar, rest, appoggiato, appoggiatura, acciaccatura, note, musical note, notes of a scale, sharp, flat, natural, high note, low note, interval, semitone, second, third, fourth, diatessaron, breve, semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, demisemiquaver, hemidemisemiquaver, sustained note, drone, burden, tonic, key note, leading note, fundamental note, supertonic, mediant, dominant, submediant, subdominant, octave, tetrachord, major key, minor key, major scale, minor scale, major mode, minor mode, passage, phrase, concord, harmony, emmeleia, unison, unisonance, chime, homophony, euphony, euphonism, tonality, consonance, consent, part, harmony, harmonics, thorough-bass, fundamental-bass, counterpoint, faburden, piece of music, composer, harmonist, contrapuntist (musician), harmonious, harmonical, in concord, in tune, in concert, unisonant, concentual, symphonizing, isotonic, homophonous, assonant, ariose, consonant, measured, rhythmical, diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic, melodious, musical, melic, tuneful, tunable, sweet, dulcet, canorous, mellow, mellifluous, soft, clear, clear as a bell, silvery, euphonious, euphonic, euphonical, symphonious, enchanting fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned, harmoniously, in harmony, as one, the hidden soul of harmony.
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