Eye rhyme

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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.
  2. 2
    an imperfect rhyme (e.g., ‘love’ and ‘move’) wordnet

Etymology

Compound of eye + rhyme.

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