Thesaurus: atonic

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1. a. Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic disease.
2. a. Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable.
3. a. Destitute of tone vocality; surd.
4. n. A word that has no word/accent">accent.
5. n. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing.
6. n. A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.
7. adj. characterized by a lack of tonus
8. adj. (used of syllables) carrying no stress
9. 1. (Med.) word/characterized">Characterized by word/atony">atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic disease. 2. (Gram.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable. 3. Destitute of tone vocality; surd. Rush. 1. (Gram.) A word that has no accent. 2. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing. Rush. 3. (Med.) A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation. Dunglison.
10. Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonicdisease.
11. a. characterized by a lack of tonus a. used of syllables