Tonic - English meaning

Tonic – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well-being.
Usage examples:
Nineteenth-century medicine vendors often peddled tonics as a cure-all for symptoms as varied as a …
Synonims:
StimulantRestorativeRefresherCordialAnalepticRoborantPick-me-upBracerLivener
noun
The first note in a scale which, in conventional harmony, provides the keynote of a piece of music.
Usage examples:
Britten's score breaks off at bar 30, just at the moment of the return to the tonic.

adjective
Short for tonic water.
adjective
Giving a feeling of vigour or well-being; invigorating.
Usage examples:
A tonic body shampoo
adjective
Relating to or denoting the first degree of a scale.
Usage examples:
At first, whirling scales and broken arpeggios scamper across the keyboard, hopefully tethered by t…
adjective
Denoting or relating to the syllable within a tone group that has greatest prominence, because it carries the main change of pitch.
Usage examples:
Their usual intonation pattern is a rising tone on and after the tonic syllable, but, when rhetoric…
adjective
Relating to or restoring normal tone to muscles or other organs.
Usage examples:
The places that we see, these slow tonic muscle fibres, are almost the exact places where the muscl…

noun
A liquid medicine intended to make you feel better generally rather than treating a particular health problem
Usage examples:
Seeing his grandchildren was the perfect tonic for him.

Tonic translation into English

Tonic: translate from English into Chinese

补品, 补药, 补剂, 补, 强壮剂, 补的

Tonic: translate from English into Dutch

Tonic, Tonisch, Grondtoon, Versterkend middel

Tonic: translate from English into French

Tonique, Tonic, Remontant

Tonic: translate from English into German

Tonic, Tonikum, Tonisch, Stärkungsmittel, Stärkend, Kräftigend, Haarwasser, Elixier, Lotion, Tontragend, Ton-

Tonic: translate from English into Hindi

टॉनिक, टोनिक, शक्तिवर्धक औषध

Tonic: translate from English into Italian

Tonico, Ricostituente, Acqua tonica, Nota tonica

Tonic: translate from English into Korean

토닉, 강장제, 주음, 토닉 워터, 주요한 양음 악센트가 있는 음절, 튼튼하게 하는, 주음의, 강직성의

Tonic: translate from English into Russian

Тоник, Тоника, Тонизирующий, Тонизирующее средство, Тонический, Укрепляющее средство, Укрепляющий

Tonic: translate from English into Spanish

Tónico, Tónica, Refresco

Word origin

mid 17th century: from French tonique, from Greek tonikos ‘of or for stretching’, from tonos (see tone).

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Tonic – similar words

tonicity

noun
Muscle tone.
Usage examples:
There, robert can treat himself to a personalised ‘gentlemen's programme ’, which offers a series o…

Tonicity - all meanings in English

Tonic synonims

bracer

ˈbreɪ.sər

noun
An alcoholic drink intended to prepare one for something difficult or unpleasant.
Usage examples:
Much grappa disappears into steaming cups of espresso called caffé correcto as a midmorning bracer …

noun
A type of wrist guard used in archery and other sports.
Usage examples:
He finished buckling on the rest of his armour: chest-plate, shoulder-pads, bracers, shin-guards an…

noun
An arm guard worn by an archer (= a person who shoots arrows) or as part of a suit of armour (= strong covering that protects the body)
Usage examples:
In archery, the bracer protects the inside of the arm holding the bow from damage by the bowstring.…

Bracer - all meanings in English

cordial

ˈkɔː.di.əl

adjective
Warm and friendly.
Usage examples:
The atmosphere was cordial and relaxed

noun
A sweet fruit-flavoured drink.
Usage examples:
Wine cups and fruit cordials

adjective
Friendly or pleasant
Usage examples:
A cordial greeting/smile, cordial relations

Cordial - all meanings in English

livener

noun
Something with an invigorating effect, especially an alcoholic drink.
Usage examples:
By the time we arrived there we were ready for a livener

Livener - all meanings in English

refresher

noun
An activity that refreshes one's skills or knowledge.
Usage examples:
Candidates take some refresher training before coming back

noun
A course to practise and improve skills, especially because you have not used them for a long time
Usage examples:
I went on a refresher course on new techniques in design to bring myself up to date.

Refresher - all meanings in English

restorative

adjective
Having the ability to restore health, strength, or well-being.
Usage examples:
The restorative power of long walks

noun
A thing that restores health, strength, or well-being, especially a medicine or drink.
Usage examples:
Herbal restoratives

noun
Something that makes you feel better or more energetic if you are feeling tired or ill
Usage examples:
After a hard day at the office, a hot bath is a welcome restorative., ginseng is used as a restorat…

Restorative - all meanings in English

roborant

noun
A medicine, treatment, etc. that has a strengthening or restorative effect.
Usage examples:
Gentian root is considered to be a roborant and tonic

adjective
Having a strengthening or restorative effect.
Usage examples:
Roborant treatment includes hygienic surroundings, fresh air, light, and healthful employment

Roborant - all meanings in English

stimulant

noun
A substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.
Usage examples:
It is a stimulant that has a direct effect on the nervous system

adjective
Raising levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.
Usage examples:
Caffeine has stimulant effects on the heart

noun
A drug or chemical substance that encourages growth or increases activity

Stimulant - all meanings in English

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