feminine rhyme
noun Prosody.
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 rhyme.
Origin of feminine rhyme
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby feminine rhyme
feminacy,
femineity,
feminine,
feminine caesura,
feminine ending,
feminine rhyme,
femininity,
femininity complex,
feminism,
feminist,
feminization
British Dictionary definitions for feminine rhyme
feminine rhyme
noun
prosody
a rhyme between words in which one, two, or more unstressed syllables follow a stressed one, as in elation, nation or merrily, verily
Compare masculine rhyme