half-rhyme

H h

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf rahym]
- /hæf, hɑf raɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf rahym]
- /hæf, hɑf raɪm/

Definitions of half-rhyme word

noun half-rhyme rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours. 1
noun half-rhyme a rhyme in which the vowel sounds are not identical, such as years and yours 0
noun half-rhyme slant rhyme, esp. when the result of consonance 0

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verb

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preposition

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exclamation

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half-rhyme popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for half-rhyme

noun half-rhyme

poem — a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
poetry — the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
verse — (not in technical use) a stanza.
cadence — The cadence of someone's voice is the way their voice gets higher and lower as they speak.
rhythm — movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.

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Antonyms for half-rhyme

noun half-rhyme

prose — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.

Just one Antonym for half-rhyme

half-rhyme

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noun half-rhyme

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noun half-rhyme

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