feminine rhyme
1Feminine rhyme — Feminine Fem i*nine, a. [L. femininus, fr. femina woman; prob. akin to L. fetus, or to Gr. qh^sqai to suck, qh^sai to suckle, Skr. dh[=a] to suck; cf. AS. f[=ae]mme woman, maid: cf. F. f[ e]minin. See {Fetus}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a woman, or… …
2Feminine rhyme — A feminine rhyme is a rhyme that matches two or more syllables, usually at the end of respective lines, in which the final syllable or syllables are unstressed. Contents 1 Feminine rhyme in poetry 1.1 English 1.2 French …
3feminine rhyme — Pros. a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme), as in motion, notion, or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed (triple rhyme), as in fortunate, importunate. Also called female… …
4feminine rhyme — noun : double rhyme in verses with feminine endings (as motion, ocean) * * * ˌfeminine ˈrhyme 7 [feminine rhyme] noun uncountable, countable …
5feminine rhyme — rhyme where the final syllable is not emphasized, unstressed rhyme …
6feminine rhyme — fem′inine rhyme′ n. pro a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme), as in motion, notion or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed(triple rhyme) as in fortunate, importunate[/ex] •… …
7feminine rhyme — /fɛmənən ˈraɪm/ (say femuhnuhn ruym) noun a rhyme of two syllables of which the second is unstressed, as motion, notion (double rhyme), or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed, as fortunate, importunate (triple rhyme) …
8feminine rhyme — noun A disyllabic rhyme that occurs on an unaccented final syllable …
9feminine rhyme — noun Prosody a rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables (e.g. stocking/shocking) …
10Feminine (disambiguation) — Feminine, or femininity, normally refers to qualities positively associated with women. Feminine may also refer to: *Feminine (grammar), a grammatical gender *Feminine cadence, a final chord falling in a metrically weak position *Feminine rhyme,… …
