Iamb Definition

īămb, īăm

iambi, iambs, iambuses

noun

iambs

A metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, as in delay.

American Heritage

A metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable followed by one long one, or, as in English verse, of one unaccented syllable followed by one accented one (Ex.: “Tŏ stríve, tŏ séek, tŏ fínd, ănd nót tŏ yíeld”)

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
iambus

Other Word Forms of Iamb

Noun

Singular:

iamb

Plural:

iambs

Origin of Iamb

French iambe from Latin iambus from Greek iambos

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French iambe, from Latin iambus.

From Wiktionary