Rime — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaɪm/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈaɪm/.

Examples

hat and cat rhyme

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

frost hoarfrost rhyme hoar

Parts of Speech

noun	ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
noun	correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
verb	be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable “hat and cat rhyme”
verb	compose rhymes

Word Forms

frosty	adjective	covered with frost; ; -Wm.Faulkner
frost	verb	cover with frost
rhymester	noun	a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)
rhyme	verb	be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
rime	verb	be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
rhyme	noun	correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
rime	noun	correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
rhymer	noun	a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Raureif

Eiskristalle, die einen weißen Belag bilden (insbesondere auf Gegenständen im Freien)

🇪🇸Spanish

escarcha

cristales de hielo que forman un depósito blanco (especialmente en objetos exteriores)

🇮🇹Italian

brina

cristalli di ghiaccio che formano un deposito bianco (soprattutto sugli oggetti esterni)

🇳🇱Dutch

rijmen

ijskristallen die een witte aanslag vormen (vooral op voorwerpen buiten)

🇵🇹Portuguese

rima

cristais de gelo formando um depósito branco (especialmente em objetos externos)

🇷🇺Russian

иней

кристаллы льда, образующие белый налет (особенно на предметах снаружи)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निहार

बर्फ के क्रिस्टल एक सफेद जमाव बनाते हैं (विशेषकर बाहर की वस्तुओं पर)

🇮🇳Tamil

ரைம்

பனி படிகங்கள் ஒரு வெள்ளை வைப்பு (குறிப்பாக வெளியில் உள்ள பொருட்களின் மீது)

🇮🇳Telugu

రిమ్

మంచు స్ఫటికాలు తెల్లటి నిక్షేపాన్ని ఏర్పరుస్తాయి (ముఖ్యంగా బయటి వస్తువులపై)

🇮🇳Marathi

राईम

बर्फाचे स्फटिक पांढरे ठेव तयार करतात (विशेषत: बाहेरील वस्तूंवर)

🇮🇳Gujarati

રાઇમ

બરફના સ્ફટિકો સફેદ થાપણ બનાવે છે (ખાસ કરીને બહારની વસ્તુઓ પર)

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಿಮ್

ಮಂಜುಗಡ್ಡೆಯ ಹರಳುಗಳು ಬಿಳಿ ನಿಕ್ಷೇಪವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತವೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹೊರಗಿನ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

റൈം

ഐസ് പരലുകൾ ഒരു വെളുത്ത നിക്ഷേപം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പുറത്തുള്ള വസ്തുക്കളിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਾਈਮ

ਬਰਫ਼ ਦੇ ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ਚਿੱਟੇ ਡਿਪਾਜ਼ਿਟ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਬਾਹਰ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ 'ਤੇ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

雾凇

冰晶形成白色沉积物（尤其是在室外物体上）

🇯🇵Japanese

ライム

白い堆積物を形成する氷の結晶（特に屋外の物体）

🇰🇷Korean

짓다

흰색 침전물을 형성하는 얼음 결정(특히 외부 물체에)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sương muối

tinh thể băng tạo thành cặn trắng (đặc biệt là trên các vật thể bên ngoài)

🇹🇭Thai

จังหวะ

ผลึกน้ำแข็งก่อตัวเป็นคราบสีขาว (โดยเฉพาะกับวัตถุภายนอก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

waktu

kristal es membentuk endapan putih (terutama pada benda di luar)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجير

تشكل بلورات ثلجية رواسب بيضاء (خاصة على الأجسام الموجودة بالخارج)

🇮🇷Persian

ریم

کریستال های یخ که یک رسوب سفید را تشکیل می دهند (به ویژه بر روی اجسام بیرون)

🇹🇷Turkish

kırağı

beyaz bir tabaka oluşturan buz kristalleri (özellikle dışarıdaki nesnelerin üzerinde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּפוֹר

גבישי קרח היוצרים משקע לבן (במיוחד על עצמים בחוץ)

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The primary meaning of 'rime' is 'ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)'.

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