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Definitions for Tonic

[1] a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
[2] anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally: His cheerful greeting was a real tonic.
[3] quinine water.
[4] Music . the first degree of the scale; the keynote.
[5] Chiefly Eastern New England . soda pop.
[6] Phonetics . a tonic syllable or accent.
[7] pertaining to, maintaining, increasing, or restoring the tone or health of the body or an organ, as a medicine.
[8] invigorating physically, mentally, or morally.
[9] Physiology , Pathology . pertaining to tension, as of the muscles. marked by continued muscular tension: a tonic spasm.
[10] using differences in tone or pitch to distinguish between words that are otherwise phonemically identical: a tonic language.
[11] pertaining to tone or accent in speech.
[12] Phonetics . (of a syllable) bearing the principal stress or accent, usually accompanied by a change in pitch.
[13] 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.
[14] a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -tonia: catatonic.
[15] a medicinal preparation intended to improve and strengthen the functioning of the body or increase the feeling of wellbeing
[16] anything that enlivens or strengthens his speech was a tonic to the audience
[17] Also called: tonic water a mineral water, usually carbonated and containing quinine and often mixed with gin or other alcoholic drinks
[18] 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
[19] a stressed syllable in a word
[20] serving to enliven and invigorate a tonic wine
[21] of or relating to a tone or tones
[22] music of or relating to the first degree of a major or minor scale
[23] of or denoting the general effect of colour and light and shade in a picture
[24] physiol of, relating to, characterized by, or affecting normal muscular or bodily tone a tonic spasm
[25] of or relating to stress or the main stress in a word
[26] denoting a tone language

Words related to Tonic

cordial, pick-me-up, drug, restorative, pickup, fillip, boost, stimulant, bracer, refresher, strengthener, conditioner, analeptic, roborant

Words nearby Tonic

tongues wag, tonguing, tonguing-and-grooving plane, tongzhou, toni, tonic, tonic accent, tonic contraction, tonic convulsion, tonic epilepsy, tonic pupil

Origin of Tonic

-tonicsee origin at tonic

Other words from Tonic

ton·i·cal·ly , adverb
an·ti·ton·ic , adjective, noun
non·ton·ic , adjective
pre·ton·ic , noun, adjective

Word origin for Tonic

C17: from New Latin tonicus, from Greek tonikos concerning tone, from tonos tone

Synonyms for Tonic

analeptic, boost, bracer, conditioner, cordial, drug, fillip, invigorator, pick-me-up, pickup, refresher, restorative, stimulant, strengthener, livener, roborant, shot in the arm