| assonant | (adj) having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables |
| assonant | (adj) having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables |
| 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. ] |
| Assonantal | a. Assonant. [ 1913 Webster ] |