feminine rhyme

American  

noun

Prosody.

1. 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.

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feminine rhyme British  

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of feminine rhyme

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

To Thibaud is said to be due the introduction of the feminine rhyme into French poetry,—a metrical variation of capital importance.

From Classic French Course in English by Wilkinson, William Cleaver

To Thibaud is said to be due the introduction of the feminine rhyme into French poetry—a metrical variation of capital importance.

From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver