atonicity

Questions about atonicity

What does atonicity mean?

atonicity means "lack of normal muscular tension or tonus".

How many syllables are in atonicity?

atonicity has 5 syllables and divides as a-to-ni-ci-ty under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for atonicity?

Close synonyms include atony, atonia, amyotonia. 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.

What is the opposite of atonicity?

The recorded antonyms are tonicity.

Is atonicity a common word?

atonicity is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.