Word Meaning

tonic definition and meaning

a. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) " from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation."
a. Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power.
a. Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions.
n. A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
n. The key tone, or first tone of any scale.
n. A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.

Crossword clues for tonic

- A pick-me-up
- Bracing medicine
- Cocktail ingredient
- Gin and ...
- Invigorating drink
- Invigorating medicine
- Medicine
- Pick me up
- Pick me up a quinine drink!
- Pick-me-up
- Pick-me-up not returned, I see
- Restorative medicine
- Revitalising drink
- Something that invigorates
- Stimulant
- Strengthening medicine