Synonyms for tonic
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ton-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɒn ɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for tonic Other synonyms for the word tonic
Définition of tonic
Origin :- 1640s, "relating to or characterized by muscular tension," from Greek tonikos "of stretching," from tonos "a stretching" (see tenet). The meaning "maintaining the healthy firmness of tissues" is recorded from 1680s, first extended 1756 to "having the property of restoring to health."
- noun restorative drink, medicine
- “What we want is to administer a tonic to the Conference in Milan,” he said airily.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Note: Realgar: The Chinese believe that realgar is a mithridate and tonic.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- There was a snap and tang in the breeze which braced one like a tonic.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I always felt that the sight of our hungry eyes was a tonic to him.
- Extract from : « The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10) » by Edith Wharton
- Its entrance into the "Western World" was a tonic to this stock.
- Extract from : « The Frontier in American History » by Frederick Jackson Turner
- Tonic, irritant, and caustic; dose internally, one to two drachms.
- Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
- “Here is a bottle of tonic for him,” said the doctor to Mrs. Morris.
- Extract from : « The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 » by Various
- The tonic seduction of the gale was too much for Little Miss Grouch.
- Extract from : « Little Miss Grouch » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
- His constant enthusiasm and refreshing observations were a tonic to Hillard.
- Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
- As he strikes the broad chord of the tonic there comes a roar of applause.
- Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken
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