ˈas ə nən(t)s, ˈaas- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Latin assonare + French -ance
1. : resemblance of sound in words or syllables
notice the assonance in ring and hild — George Saintsbury
2.
a. : relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels
b. : repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants (as in cálamo and plátano ) used as an alternative to rhyme in verse — called also vowel rhyme
3. : incomplete correspondence : resemblance
assonance between facts seemingly remote — J.R.Lowell
— compare consonance