atonic - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'atonic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Atonic

[ a.]

- Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic disease.
- Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable.
- Destitute of tone vocality; surd.

2 . Atonic

[ n.]

- A word that has no accent.
- An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing.
- A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.

Meaning of 'atonic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . atonic

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- (used of syllables) carrying no stress

Example in sentence:

an atonic syllable carries no stress

Nearby Words:

atokous atoll atom atomic atomical atomically atomician atomicism atomicity atomism

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Catatonic
Catatonic is a marked psychomotor disturbance that may involve stupor or mutism, negativism, rigidity, purposeless excitement and

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