atonic

1. 1.

   characterized by a lack of tonus
2. 2.

   (used of syllables) carrying no stress

   “an atonic syllable carries no stress”

   Synonymsunaccented

   Antonymstonic

Questions about atonic

What does atonic mean?

atonic means "characterized by a lack of tonus". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in atonic?

atonic has 3 syllables: a-to-nic. The stress falls on "to".

What is another word for atonic?

Close synonyms include unaccented. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.