TONIC

Meaning of TONIC in English

n. 25B6; noun

ginseng can be used as a natural tonic : STIMULANT, restorative, refresher; informal pick-me-up, bracer; Medicine analeptic.

we found the change of scene a tonic : STIMULANT, boost, fillip; informal shot in the arm, pick-me-up.

Concise Oxford thesaurus English vocabulary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка тезаурус. 2012

TONIC — adj tonic (1. [Med.]; 2. pertaining to the stress of a syllable; 3. [Mus.])
Interlingua English vocab
TONIC — a. tonic; n. invigorative
English interlingue dictionary
TONIC — I. ˈtänik, -nēk adjective Etymology: Greek tonikos of tension, of tone, from tonos tension, tone + -ikos -ic — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONIC — (n.) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
Английский словарь Webster
TONIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power.
Английский словарь Webster
TONIC — (a.) Characterized by continuous muscular contraction; as, tonic convulsions.
Английский словарь Webster
TONIC — ( n. ) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONIC — — tonically , adv. /ton"ik/ , n. 1. a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONIC — I. ˈtä-nik adjective Etymology: Greek tonikos, from tonos tension, tone Date: 1649 1. a. : characterized by tonus tonic contraction …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONIC — noun the key tone, or first tone of any scale. 2. tonic ·noun a tonic element or letter; a vowel …
Webster English vocab
TONIC — [ton.ic] adj [Gk tonikos, fr. tonos tension, tone] (1649) 1 a: characterized by tonus "~ contraction of muscle"; also: marked …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TONIC — tonic BrE AmE ˈtɒn ɪk AmE \ ˈtɑːn ɪk ▷ tonic|s s ▶ ˌ tonic ˌ sol- ˈ fa BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TONIC — / ˈtɒnɪk; NAmE ˈtɑːn-/ noun 1. (also ˈtonic water ) [ U , C ] a clear fizzy drink (= …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONIC — ton ‧ ic /ˈtɒnɪk $ ˈtɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: tonikos , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONIC — n. & adj. --n. 1 an invigorating medicine. 2 anything serving to invigorate. 3 = tonic water. 4 Mus. the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TONIC — n. & adj. n. 1 an invigorating medicine. 2 anything serving to invigorate. 3 = tonic water. 4 Mus. the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TONIC — n. & adj. --n. 1. an invigorating medicine. 2 anything serving to invigorate. 3 tonic water. 4 Mus. the first …
Oxford English vocab
TONIC — ( tonics) 1. Tonic or tonic water is a colourless fizzy drink that has a slightly bitter flavour and is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONIC — (~s) 1. Tonic or ~ water is a colourless fizzy drink that has a slightly bitter flavour and is often …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TONIC — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES gin and tonic EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ an herbal tonic ▪ Humor was the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TONIC — (water) - fizzy water with a bitter taste which can be drunk on its own or added to alcoholic drinksDo …
Cambridge English vocab
TONIC — n. 1 stimulant, restorative, invigorant, boost, refresher; Obsolete or literary ptisan or tisane, Technical roborant, analeptic, Colloq bracer, pick-me-up, pick-up, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TONIC — tonic.ogg 1. ʹtɒnık n 1. 1> мед. тонизирующее, укрепляющее средство general tonics - общие тонизирующие средства to give smb. a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TONIC — tonic сущ.1) мед. тонизирующее, укрепляющее средство 2) тоник, тонизирующий напиток 3) муз. тоника 2. прил.1) мед. тонизирующий, укрепляющий 2) муз. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TONIC — 1. ʹtɒnık n 1. 1> мед. тонизирующее, укрепляющее средство general tonics - общие тонизирующие средства to give smb. a tonic …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TONIC — n infml esp AmE Just a bit of tonic. I'm cutting down — Мне чуть-чуть. Я пытаюсь завязать How about some more …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
TONIC — n infml esp AmE Just a bit of tonic. I'm cutting down — Мне чуть-чуть. Я пытаюсь завязать How about …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
TONIC — tonic n infml esp AmE Just a bit of tonic. I'm cutting down Мне чуть-чуть. Я пытаюсь завязать How about …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
TONIC — Just a bit of tonic. I'm cutting down — Мне чуть-чуть. Я пытаюсь завязать How about some more tonic? — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
TONIC — pabaskog
English-Visayan vocabulary
TONIC — I. adjective Etymology: Greek tonikos, from tonos tension, tone Date: 1649 1. characterized by tonus , producing or adapted to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TONIC — (n.) A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.
Английский словарь Webster
TONIC — (n.) The key tone, or first tone of any scale.
Английский словарь Webster
TONIC — (a.) Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions.
Английский словарь Webster
TONIC — (a.) Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone …
Английский словарь Webster
TONIC — ( n. ) The key tone, or first tone of any scale.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONIC — ( n. ) A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONIC — ( a. ) Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONIC — ( a. ) Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-TONIC — a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -tonia: catatonic. [ see TONIC ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONIC — adj. restorative, bracing, invigorating; based on the first tone of a scale (Music); relating to tone or accent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TONIC — n. medicine or agent that strengthens and invigorates, something that restores and refreshes; preparation for the hair and scalp
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TONIC — n. tonic accent tonic sol fa tonic water
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TONIC — n. Function: noun Date: 1797 1 : the first tone of a major or minor scale : KEYNOTE 2 a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TONIC — n. Pronunciation: ' tä-nik Function: adjective Etymology: Greek tonikos, from tonos tension, tone Date: 1649 1 a : characterized by …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TONIC — ■ noun 1》 a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well-being. 2》 something with an invigorating …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TONIC — also called Keynote, in music, the first note of the diatonic scale. It is the most important degree of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
TONIC — Synonyms and related words : accented, activating, activator, alcoholic drink, alveolar, analeptic, animating, animative, animator, apical, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, arouser, articulated, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TONIC — n. Function: adjective 1 increasing or restoring physical or mental tone FF1C; the tonic effect of a vacation FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TONIC — n. 1. Strengthening medicine. 2. ( Mus. ) Key, key-note, first note of the scale, fundamental note.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TONIC — adjective 1. increasing or restoring physical or mental tone the tonic effect of a vacation Synonyms: astringent, restorative, roborant Related …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TONIC — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
TONIC — noun Tonic is used before these nouns: ↑ herb
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TONIC — n. 1)to take a ~ 2) a ~ for 3) ( misc. ) a gin and ~ ('type of mixed …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
TONIC — (tonic water)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
TONIC — 1. сущ. 1) мед. тонизирующее, укрепляющее средство 2) муз. тоника 2. прил. 1) мед. тонизирующий, укрепляющий 2) муз. тонический (медицина) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TONIC — Тоника
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TONIC — 1) тонизирующее средство 2) тонизирующий напиток • - hair tonic
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TONIC — 1) тонизирующее средство 2) тонизирующий напиток • - hair tonic
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TONIC — 1) тонизирующий 2) тонирующий 3) укрепляющее
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TONIC — (v) стимулировать; тонизировать
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TONIC — (n) тонизирующий напиток; тоник; тоника; ударный слог; укрепляющее средство
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TONIC — (a) связанный с тонусом мышц; тонизирующий; укрепляющий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary

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