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View synonyms for atonic
atonic
[ uh-ton-ik, ey-ton- ]
noun
- Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
atonic
/ ˌeɪtəʊ-; æ-; eɪˈtɒnɪk; ˌætəˈnɪsɪtɪ /
adjective
- (of a syllable, word, etc) carrying no stress; unaccented
- pathol lacking body or muscle tone
noun
- an unaccented or unstressed syllable, word, etc, such as for in food for thought
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Derived Forms
- atonicity, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of atonic1
C18: from Latin atonicus, from Greek atonos lacking tone; see atony
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Example Sentences
In Picard the atonic ending mes is extended to all tenses, giving amomes, &c.
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Thus he was a complete man, and deserved the disdain of dilettantes morally dead, and of mystics scientifically atonic.
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Thus the Sulphate and Sesquichloride may, by their topical action on the stomach, be of service in cases of atonic Dyspepsia.
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Apathetics, showing atonic digestion, may have coffee either before eating or during their meals.
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The trunk bark is astringent and in decoction is used for atonic diarrhœa and as a lotion for ulcers.
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