tonic
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
Types & categories
- soft drink hypernym
Parts & wholes
- gin and tonic substance holonym
- quinine substance meronym
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
a tonic reflex
Related & opposite
- tonicity derivation
- physiology domain topic
- tonicity pertains to
Sense 3 noun
a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
in New England they call sodas tonics
Types & categories
- soft drink hypernym
Parts & wholes
- soda water substance meronym
Sense 4 adjective
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
Chinese is a tonal language
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
(music) the first note of a diatonic scale
Types & categories
- musical note hypernym
- C hyponym
Related & opposite
- music domain topic
Sense 6 adjective
used of syllables
a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word
Related & opposite
- unaccented antonym
Sense 7 noun
a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
Types & categories
- medication hypernym
- bracer hyponym
Related & opposite
- recuperative derivation
- restorative derivation
Sense 8 adjective
relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
tonic harmony
Related & opposite
- musical note derivation
- tonal similar to
Sense 9 adjective
imparting vitality and energy
the bracing mountain air
Related & opposite
- freshness derivation
- invigorating similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | gin and tonic |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | quinine |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | soft drink |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tonicity |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physiology |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | tonicity |
| 3 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | soda water |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | soft drink |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tone |
| 4 | pertains to | Related & opposite | tone |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | music |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | musical note |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | C |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | unaccented |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | recuperative |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | restorative |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | medication |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | bracer |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | musical note |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | tonal |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | freshness |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | invigorating |