atonic
/eɪˈtɒnɪk/
atonic adjective: unstressed.
Adjective
atonic (comparative more atonic, superlative most atonic)
- unstressed
- not having tone (pitch)
- Some syllables are distinguished by an absence of tone; they are said to be atonic or to have a neutral tone.1984, John DeFrancis, The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy (nonfiction), University of Hawaii Press, page 45
- Lacking muscle tone.
- Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy.
- an atonic disease
Noun
atonic (plural atonics)
atonic meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
atonic in Tamil
- தளர், அசையழுத்தம் அற்ற சொல், ஒலியழுத்தம் அற்ற, உறுதி குன்றிய
atonic in Urdu
- بےقوت, بےصدا, بےتکیہ, سست
atonic in Bengali
- শিথিল, অলস, ভাষায় অনুক্ত স্বর
Forms of atonic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more atonic |
| superlative | most atonic |
| Noun | |
| plural | atonics |
Origin of atonic
From a- + tonic.
Words formed from atonic
Words that rhyme with atonic
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- ionic
- laconic
- masonic
- mnemonic
- monic
- monophonic
- monotonic
- pythonic
- Teutonic
- catatonic
- colonic
- histrionic
- homophonic
- infrasonic
- moronic
- planktonic
- platonic
- polytonic
- sardonic
- Slavonic
- sonic
- supersonic
- syntonic
- ambisonic
- anionic
- aplatonic
- apophonic
- arachidonic
- autochthonic
- avionic
- bacterioplanktonic
- Bonnick
- bosonic
- breviconic
- bubonic
- Byronic
- carbonic
- chthonic
- clonic
- conic
- cryonic
- Decameronic
- diatonic
- eugonic
- euphonic
- eutonic
- glyconic
- hadronic
Questions about atonic
- What does atonic mean?
- Atonic means unstressed.
- What is atonic in Tamil?
- Atonic in Tamil is தளர், அசையழுத்தம் அற்ற சொல், ஒலியழுத்தம் அற்ற. See Atonic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is atonic?
- Atonic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce atonic?
- Atonic is pronounced /eɪˈtɒnɪk/.
Words near atonic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: atonic (page history and authors); atonic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); atonic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); atonic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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