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asonant

/eɪ̯ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/

asonant adjective: not sounding or sounded; silent.

Adjective

asonant (not comparable)

  1. Not sounding or sounded; silent.
    • The first d in "Wednesday" and the s in "aisle" are asonant.
    • Thus reponens is an asonant rhyme to deprœlian in the following stanza.1829, Rhyme the Leading Principle of Latin Versification, page 15

Origin of asonant

From a- + sonant.

Words that rhyme with asonant

Questions about asonant

What does asonant mean?
Asonant means not sounding or sounded; silent.
What part of speech is asonant?
Asonant is an adjective.
How do you pronounce asonant?
Asonant is pronounced /eɪ̯ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/.

Words near asonant in the dictionary

  1. asomatognosias
  2. asomatognosic
  3. asomatognosics
  4. asomatous
  5. Asomtavruli
  6. asonant
  7. asonia
  8. asopao
  9. asopaos
  10. asopid
  11. asopids

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