iamb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

/ˈaɪəm/ /ˈaɪˌæm/ en-us-iamb.ogg

iamb iambs

From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin ïambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.

iambus jambus

trochee

diiamb iambist iambize limping iamb

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