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- [as-uh-nuh ns]
- /ˈæs ə nəns/
- /ˈæs.ən.əns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [as-uh-nuh ns]
- /ˈæs ə nəns/
Definitions of assonance word
- noun assonance 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 3
- noun assonance partial correspondence; rough similarity 3
- noun assonance likeness of sound, as in a series of words or syllables 3
- noun assonance repetition of a vowel sound in stressed syllables in which the consonant sounds are unlike (Ex.: late, make) 3
- noun assonance resemblance of sounds. 1
- noun assonance 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. 1
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Origin of assonance
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
1720-30; < French, equivalent to asson(ant) sounding in answer (see as-, sonant) + -ance -ance
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Parts of speech for Assonance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
assonance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for assonance
noun assonance
- chant — A chant is a word or group of words that is repeated over and over again.
- inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- theme — a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
- music — an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
Antonyms for assonance
noun assonance
- discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
- cacophony — You can describe a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds as a cacophony.
- disharmony — lack of harmony; discord.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- dissonance — inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony.
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