I. -ənt adjective
Etymology: French or Latin; French assonant, from Latin assonant-, assonans, adsonant-, adsonans, present participle of assonare, adsonare to answer with the same sound, from ad- + sonare to sound — more at sound
: of, relating to, or marked by assonance
an assonant pun
II. noun
( -s )
: a word or syllable that is assonant with another word or syllable