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tonic
1[ton-ik]
noun
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens.
a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally.
His cheerful greeting was a real tonic.
Synonyms: , , ,Music.the first degree of the scale; the keynote.
Chiefly Eastern New England.soda pop.
Phonetics.a tonic syllable or accent.
adjective
pertaining 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.
-tonic
2a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -tonia:
catatonic.
tonic
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
a medicinal preparation intended to improve and strengthen the functioning of the body or increase the feeling of wellbeing
anything that enlivens or strengthens
his 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
adjective
serving to enliven and invigorate
a 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 tone
a tonic spasm
of or relating to stress or the main stress in a word
denoting a tone language
Other Word Forms
- tonically adverb
- antitonic adjective
- nontonic adjective
- pretonic noun
- ˈٴDzԾ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of tonic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tonic1
Example Sentences
The look of confusion and distrust she shot across our gin and tonics and bar fries was a more hostile response than I would’ve preferred, but when she explained herself, the reaction became clearer.
"We thought he had thrown it away…but it was an unbelievable finish. I'm going home for a gin and tonic."
Santa Monica’s Erewhon grocery store closed its tonic bar after finding cockroaches in the facility, the company said Thursday.
Now, friends, neighbors and an army of Los Angeles volunteers are proving that community is a powerful tonic in the worst of them.
In our age of misinformation, disinformation and artificial intelligence, the artist’s frank exposure of what’s operating behind the curtain is tonic.
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