atony

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈæt.ə.ni/

Definition of atony

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin atonia, from Ancient Greek ἀτονία (atonía, “languor”), from ἄτονος (átonos, “languid”), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + τόνος (tónos, “accent”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).

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