noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus
2. 2
   the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli wordnet
3. 3
   The ability of nonpenetrable solutes in a solution to exert an osmotic pressure upon a membrane

Synonyms

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bouncebuoyancyflexibilitygivelivelinessosmotic category

Antonyms

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flaccidatonicityflabbinesslimpness

Etymology

From tonic + -ity.