iamb

iamb

noun \ˈī-ˌam(b)\

plural iambs\ˈī-ˌamz\ or iam·bus·es

Definition of IAMB

: a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in above)

— iam·bic \ī-ˈam-bik\ adjective or noun

Variants of IAMB

iamb or iam·bus \ī-ˈam-bəs\

Origin of IAMB

Latin iambus, from Greek iambos

First Known Use: 1586

Rhymes with IAMB

air dam, Annam, ashram, exam, flimflam, goddamn, grandam, grand slam, hard clam, imam, logjam, madame, Mailgram, milldam, nizam, Priam, program, quondam, surf clam, tam-tam, thiram, trigram, webcam, whim-wham, ziram