rhyme or (archaic) rime(raɪm
)
Definitions
noun
- identity of the terminal sounds in lines of verse or in words
- a word that is identical to another in its terminal sound ⇒
``while'' is a rhyme for ``mile''
- a verse or piece of poetry having corresponding sounds at the ends of the lines ⇒
the boy made up a rhyme about his teacher
- any verse or piece of poetry
- See rhyme or reason
verb
- to use (a word) or (of a word) to be used so as to form a rhyme; be or make identical in sound
- to render (a subject) into rhyme
- to compose (verse) in a metrical structure
Alternative Forms
ˈrhymeless ˈrimeless adjective Word Origin
C12: from Old French rime , from rimer to rhyme, from Old High German rīm a number; spelling influenced by rhythm
