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tonic

noun

1 tonic

Lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine.

synonyms: quinine water, tonic water.

Roget 413: melody, rhythm, measure; rhyme etc. (poetry) 597.    pitch, timbre, intonation, tone.    scale, gamut; ... show more

Dutch: tonic
Polish: tonik

2 tonic

A sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring:
— In New England they call sodas tonics.

synonyms: pop, soda, soda pop, soda water.

Dutch: natriumcarbonaat, limonade, fris, frisdrank, gazeuse, prik, priklimonade, tonic

3 tonic

music The first note of a diatonic scale.

synonym: keynote.

Polish: tonika

4 tonic

A medicine that strengthens and invigorates.

synonym: restorative.

Roget 662: remedy, help, cure, redress; medicine, medicament; diagnosis, medical examination; medical treatment; surgery; preventive medicine.    [medical devices] clinical thermometer, ... show more

adjective

1 tonic

Of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue.

Roget 662: remedial; restorative etc. 660; corrective, palliative, healing; sanatory, sanative; prophylactic, preventative, immunizing; salutiferous etc. ... show more

Polish: toniczny

2 tonic

Employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words.

synonym: tonal.

3 tonic

used of syllables Bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch:
— A tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word.

synonym: accented.

4 tonic

Relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale.

5 tonic

Imparting vitality and energy.

synonyms: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshful, refreshing.

Roget 656: salubrious, salutary, salutiferous; wholesome; healthy, healthful; sanitary, prophYlactic, benign, bracing, tonic, invigorating, good for, nutritious; ... show more


Moby thesaurus: accented, activating, activator, alcoholic drink, alveolar, analeptic, animating, animative, animator, apical, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, arouser, articulated, assimilated, astringent, back, barytone, beneficial, benign ... show more.

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