TONIC
What does "TONIC" mean?
A medicinal or refreshing substance that restores vigor, or the first note of a musical scale.
Meanings
- A medicine or drink taken to restore strength, energy, or well-being. The mountain air was a tonic after weeks in the city.
- Tonic water, a carbonated soft drink flavored with quinine, often mixed with gin. She ordered a gin and tonic with a slice of lime.
- The first and key note of a musical scale, the note on which the key is centered. The melody finally resolves back to the tonic. technical
- Giving a feeling of vigor or well-being; invigorating. His honesty had a tonic effect on the whole team.
Did you know?
- Pour tonic water under a blacklight and it glows an eerie blue - that's the quinine in it fluorescing, the same bitter compound once used to fight malaria.
Word origin
From Greek 'tonikos', 'of or for stretching', from 'tonos' (tension, pitch); a tonic 'tones up' the body, and in music the tonic is the note that sets the key's tension.
Remember it
TONIC = 'TONE-ic'; in music it sets the TONE/key, and as a drink it tones you up.
A little poem
Bitter on the tongue-
the same note the song returns to,
the same cure for thirst.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the musician order tonic? She wanted to get back to the key.
What it teaches
What restores you is often a little bitter; the cure and the home note both ask you to return.
Quick facts
What does TONIC mean?
A medicinal or refreshing substance that restores vigor, or the first note of a musical scale.
Is TONIC a valid word?
Yes — TONIC is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TONIC?
TONIC has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does TONIC come from?
From Greek 'tonikos', 'of or for stretching', from 'tonos' (tension, pitch); a tonic 'tones up' the body, and in music the tonic is the note that sets the key's tension.
What can TONIC teach us?
What restores you is often a little bitter; the cure and the home note both ask you to return.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.