rhyme

²rhyme

verb

rhymed also rimedrhym·ing also rim·ing

Definition of RHYME

transitive verb

1

: to relate or praise in rhyming verse

2

a : to put into rhyme b : to compose (verse) in rhyme c : to cause to rhyme : use as rhyme

intransitive verb

1

: to make rhymes; also : to compose rhyming verse

2

of a word or verse : to end in syllables that are rhymes

3

: to be in accord : harmonize

— rhym·er noun

Variants of RHYME

rhyme also rime

Examples of RHYME

1. Please find the two lines that rhyme.
2. She rhymed “moon” with “June.”

First Known Use of RHYME

14th century

Related to RHYME

Synonyms: accord, agree, answer, chord, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, consist, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, check (also rime), sort, square, tally

Antonyms: differ (from), disagree (with)

Related Words: equal, match, parallel; align (also aline), line up, register

Near Antonyms: contradict, dispute, gainsay; negate, nullify; clash, conflict, jar

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Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody