atony

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/ˈæt.ə.ni/

noun

Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia

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atonicityatoniaamyotonia
OriginNew Latin atonia ← Ancient Greek ἀτονία →
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Meanings

nounatony (usually uncountable, plural atonies)

plural atonies

  1. uncountableusuallyLack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlack of normal muscular tension or tonus

Similar
atonicityatoniaamyotonia
Broader
conditionstatus
Also see
amyotoniaatoniaatonicity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀτονία“languor”
  2. New Latinatonia
  3. Englishatony

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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Translations

Catalan atonia
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Czech atonie
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Esperanto atonio
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French atonie
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Italian atonia
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Polish atonia
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Russian атония
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Spanish atonía
  • atoníaTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tonyaAytonayont
Cite this entry
APA

atony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atony

MLA

“atony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atony. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atony,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atony.

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