English Explanatory Dictionary

eye rhyme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pair of words (or syllables) that, because of their spelling, look as if they rhyme but, because of different pronunciation, do not. Many eye rhymes are historic rhymes.

Word forms

eye rhyme eye rhymes

Etymology

Compound of eye + rhyme.

Synonyms

sight rhyme
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