Sthenic
//ˈsθɛnɪk// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characterized by nervous energy; robust, strong. archaic
"The resultant outcome of them is in any case what [Immanuel] Kant calls a ‘sthenic’ affection, an excitement of the cheerful, expansive, ‘dynamogenic’ order which, like any tonic, freshens our vital powers."
Example
More examples"The resultant outcome of them is in any case what [Immanuel] Kant calls a ‘sthenic’ affection, an excitement of the cheerful, expansive, ‘dynamogenic’ order which, like any tonic, freshens our vital powers."
Etymology
From New Latin sthenicus, from Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).
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