tonic

Meanings

• lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
• a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
  • "in New England they call sodas tonics"
• (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
• a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
• of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
  • "a tonic reflex"
  • "tonic muscle contraction"
• employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
• used of syllables
  • "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"
• relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
  • "tonic harmony"
• imparting vitality and energy

Synonyms

accented, bracing, brisk, fresh, keynote, pop, quinine water, refreshful, refreshing, restorative, soda, soda pop, soda water, tonal, tonic water