tonic, adj.
imparting vitality and energy
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
bracing brisk fresh refreshful refreshing tonic
sample sentences
"the bracing mountain air"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
(used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
<adj.all>
accented tonic
sample sentences
"a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"
lexical pointers
antonym
relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
<adj.all>
tonic
sample sentences
"tonic harmony"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
<adj.pert> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
tonal tonic
sample sentences
"Chinese is a tonal language"
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
<adj.pert>
tonic
sample sentences
"a tonic reflex""tonic muscle contraction"
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)