Ma’anar ƙamus na azanci shine maimaita sautin wasali iri ɗaya ko makamantansu a cikin kalmomi, musamman a cikin waƙa da adabi, don haifar da sakamako mai daɗi ko jin daɗi. Wata dabara ce da marubuta da mawaka ke amfani da ita wajen kara waka da kuma kara karfin aikinsu. Misali, sautin assonant na "o" a cikin "kwale-kwale" da "tafi" suna haifar da assonance idan aka yi amfani da su a kusa.