rime

1 ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) [syn: frost, hoar, hoarfrost]

2 correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) [syn: rhyme]

1 be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable; "hat and cat rhyme" [syn: rhyme]

2 compose rhymes [syn: rhyme]

English

Etymology 1

Old English hrīm.

Pronunciation

• /raɪm/, /raIm/,
• Rhymes with: -aɪm

Homophones

• rhyme

Noun

1. In the context of "meteorology|uncountable": ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog onto a cold surface.
2. In the context of "meteorology|uncountable": a coating or sheet of ice so formed.
3. a film or slimy coating.

Translations

Derived terms

• rimy

External links

• Resource on weather

Etymology 2

From rime.

Alternative spellings

• rhyme

Pronunciation

• /raɪm/, /raIm/,
• Rhymes with: -aɪm

Homophones

• rhyme

Noun

1. In the context of "archaic|_|except in direct borrowings from French": rhyme
2. the 2nd part of a syllable, from the vowel on, as opposed to the onset

External links

• SIL Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Anagrams

• mire

French

Etymology

Old French, from mediæval Latin rithmus, from Latin rhythmus ‘rhythm’.

Pronunciation

• /ʀim/
• Rhymes with: -fr|im

Noun

rime f

1. rhyme

Italian

Noun

rime

1. Plural of rima

Rime is a coating of ice:

• Hard rime, white ice that forms when water droplets in fog freeze to the outer surfaces of objects, such as trees
• Soft rime, similar to hard rime, but feathery and milky in appearance

Rime is also an alternate spelling of "rhyme":

• Syllable rime, term used in the study of phonology in linguistics
• Rime dictionary, type of ancient Chinese dictionary used for writing poetry
• Rime table, a syllable chart of the Chinese language
• Rime riche, a form of rhyme using identical sounds

In literature:

• "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• The Rime, a collection of lyrical poems by Dante Alighieri
• The Rime of King William, a poetic eulogy of William the Conqueror written in Old English

Other uses:

• Noémi Rime, French opera singer
• Rime movement, an ecumenical movement within Tibetan Buddhism
• Rime Age, an age in the computer game realMyst

See also

• Rhyme, a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words

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