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[ ton-ik ] / ˈtɒn ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tonic ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses. anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally: His cheerful greeting was a real tonic. quinine water. Music. the first degree of the scale; the keynote. Chiefly Eastern New England. soda pop. Phonetics. a tonic syllable or accent. adjectivepertaining to, maintaining, increasing, or restoring the tone or health of the body or an organ, as a medicine. invigorating physically, mentally, or morally. Physiology, Pathology. - pertaining to tension, as of the muscles.
- marked by continued muscular tension: a tonic spasm.
using differences in tone or pitch to distinguish between words that are otherwise phonemically identical: a tonic language. pertaining to tone or accent in speech. Phonetics. (of a syllable) bearing the principal stress or accent, usually accompanied by a change in pitch. Music. - of or relating to a tone or tones.
- pertaining to or founded on the keynote, or first tone, of a musical scale: a tonic chord.
Origin of tonicFirst recorded in 1640–50, tonic is from the Greek word tonikós pertaining to stretching or tones. See tone, -ic SYNONYMS FOR tonic2 stimulant, restorative, bracer, pickup. SEE SYNONYMS FOR tonic ON THESAURUS.COM regional variation note for tonic5. See soda pop. OTHER WORDS FROM tonicton·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·ton·ic, adjective, nounnon·ton·ic, adjectivepre·ton·ic, noun, adjectiveDefinition for tonic (2 of 2)
a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -tonia:catatonic. Origin of -tonicsee origin at tonic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tonic
nouna medicinal preparation intended to improve and strengthen the functioning of the body or increase the feeling of wellbeing anything that enlivens or strengthenshis speech was a tonic to the audience Also called: tonic water a mineral water, usually carbonated and containing quinine and often mixed with gin or other alcoholic drinks music - the first degree of a major or minor scale and the tonal centre of a piece composed in a particular key
- a key or chord based on this
a stressed syllable in a word adjectiveserving to enliven and invigoratea tonic wine of or relating to a tone or tones music of or relating to the first degree of a major or minor scale of or denoting the general effect of colour and light and shade in a picture physiol of, relating to, characterized by, or affecting normal muscular or bodily tonea tonic spasm of or relating to stress or the main stress in a word denoting a tone language Derived forms of tonictonically, adverbWord Origin for tonicC17: from New Latin tonicus, from Greek tonikos concerning tone, from tonos tone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to toniccordial, pick-me-up, drug, restorative, pickup, fillip, boost, stimulant, bracer, refresher, invigorator, strengthener, conditioner, analeptic, roborant, livener, shot in the arm Medical definitions for tonic
adj.Of or producing tone or tonicity in muscles or tissue. Characterized by continuous tension or contraction of muscles, as a convulsion or spasm. Producing or stimulating physical, mental, or emotional vigor. n.An agent, such as a medication, that restores or increases body tone. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |