assonant

== English == === Etymology === From Latin assonāns, present participle of assonō. === Adjective === assonant (comparative more assonant, superlative most assonant) (prosody) Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with asonant. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === assonant (plural assonants) (prosody) A sound that is assonant. === Anagrams === nanosats == French == === Pronunciation === === Participle === assonant present participle of assoner === Further reading === “assonant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012