assonant
adjective
8 letters3 syllables8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables.
“note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'”
2
Having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables.
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinassonantway
Starts & ends withA … T
Syllablesas · so · nant
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
KEEP EXPLORING4