tonetic

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UK/təʊˈnɛtɪk/US/toʊˈnɛtɪk/

adjective

Having to do with intonation.

Opposite
tonemic
OriginEnglish tone ← Middle English tone ← Latin tonus →
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Meanings

adjectivetonetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving to do with intonation.
  2. not comparableHaving to do with linguistic tones or tonal languages.
  3. not comparablehuman sciencesRelating to tones described in a phonetic, rather than phonemic, way.

    Antonyms: tonemic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRelating to tones described in a phonetic, rather than phonemic, way.

Opposite
tonemic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tónos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tónos
  4. Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
  5. Latintonus
  6. Middle Englishtone
  7. Englishtone
  8. Englishtonetic

From tone + -etic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tonetic

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Anagrams

entoticconetit
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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