Assonant
Pronunciation : As"so*nant
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : 1. Having a resemblance of sounds.
2. (Pros.)
Defn: Pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called assonance; not consonant.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913