tonic C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈtɑnɪk/ UK /ˈtɒnɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a medicinal drink taken to restore vigor; something invigorating The cool mountain air was a tonic after weeks in the crowded city. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a medicinal drink taken to... restorativestimulantinvigoratorcordialbracerpick-me-up ↔ Opposites depressantsedative Word family Derived forms tonicallytonicity Related forms toneatonictonus Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek tonikos ('of or for stretching, tonic'), from tonos ('tension, tone'), from teinein ('to stretch'). τονικός Ancient Greek τόνος Ancient Greek *ten- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tonic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɑnɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɒnɪk/ ## Meanings 1. a medicinal drink taken to restore vigor; something invigorating ## Examples - The cool mountain air was a tonic after weeks in the crowded city. ## Synonyms - restorative - stimulant - invigorator - cordial - bracer - pick-me-up ## Antonyms - depressant - sedative ## Derived Forms - tonically - tonicity ## Related Forms - tone - atonic - tonus ## Roots and Affixes - Root: τονικός - Root: τόνος - Root: *ten- ## Etymology From Ancient Greek tonikos ('of or for stretching, tonic'), from tonos ('tension, tone'), from teinein ('to stretch'). ## AI Etymology Tonic is from Ancient Greek tonikos ('of or for stretching, tonic'), from tonos ('tension, tone'), from teinein ('to stretch'). Important recorded forms include τονικός (Ancient Greek), τόνος (Ancient Greek), and *ten- (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a medicinal drink taken to restore vigor; something invigorating. The wider family includes derived forms such as tonically and tonicity and related words such as tone, atonic, and tonus. ## Topics - Food & Drink - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown