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- [ton-ik]
- /ˈtɒn ɪk/
- /ˈtɒn.ɪk/
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- [ton-ik]
- /ˈtɒn ɪk/
Definitions of tonic word
- noun tonic a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses. 1
- noun tonic anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally: His cheerful greeting was a real tonic. 1
- noun tonic quinine water. 1
- noun tonic Music. the first degree of the scale; the keynote. 1
- noun tonic Chiefly Eastern New England. soda pop. 1
- noun tonic Phonetics. a tonic syllable or accent. 1
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Origin of tonic
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50, tonic is from the Greek word tonikós pertaining to stretching or tones. See tone, -ic
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Parts of speech for Tonic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tonic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tonic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tonic
adj tonic
- adrenalizing — to stir to action; excite: The promise of victory adrenalized the team.
- alleviative — Also, alleviatory [uh-lee-vee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /əˈli vi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ (Show IPA). serving to alleviate; palliative.
- antidotal — a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- astringent — An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding.
- body building — the act or practice of exercising, lifting weights, etc., so as to develop the muscles of the body.
noun tonic
- analeptic — (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system
- anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
- bennies — Benzedrine, especially in tablet form.
- biologic — pertaining to biology.
- biologics — biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
adjective tonic
- animative — Tending to animate; causing animation.
- exhilarant — Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure.
- exhilarating — Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
- innerving — Present participle of innerve.
- medicated — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
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