Atonic

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  • adjective. Not accented.
  • adjective. Relating to, caused by, or exhibiting lack of muscle tone.
  • noun. A word, syllable, or sound that is unaccented.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In pathology, characterized by atony, or want of tone or power: as, an atonic disease.
  • In philology: Unaccented. Produced by the breath alone; surd.
  • noun. In medicine, a drug capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.
  • noun. In philology: A word or syllable that has no accent.
  • noun. An elementary sound produced by the breath; a surd consonant; a breathing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy.
  • adjective. Unaccented.
  • adjective. Destitute of tone vocality; surd.
  • noun. A word that has no accent.
  • noun. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing.
  • noun. A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Referring to a syllable or sound that is spoken without accent or stress.
  • adjective. Lacking muscle tone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. characterized by a lack of tonus
  • adjective. used of syllables
  • Word Usage
    "This state has been absurdly enough called the atonic gout, as if there were a gout accompanied with vigour and sthenic diathesis: but the absence of inflammation in the extremities may depend on two causes."
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    Form
    atonia  atonicity  atony  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    breathing  surd  unaccented  weak