atony
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin atonia, from Ancient Greek ἀτονία (atonía, “languor”), from ἄτονος (átonos, “languid”), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + τόνος (tónos, “accent”), from τείνειν (teínein, “to stretch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæt.ə.ni/
Noun
atony (uncountable)
- Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia
Related terms
- atonic
Further reading
- atony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- atony in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- atony at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Tonya, ayont, tonya