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Atonic

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. 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. A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation. Dunglison.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic disease.

2. Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable.

3. Destitute of tone vocality; surd. Rush.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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