Courage vs. Tonic

Couragenoun

The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.

‘It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.’;

Tonicadjective

Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.

Couragenoun

The ability to do things which one finds frightening.

‘He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.’;

Tonicadjective

Restorative, curative or invigorating.

‘The arrival of the new members had a tonic effect on the team.’;

Courageverb

(obsolete) To encourage.

Tonicadjective

(music) Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale.

Couragenoun

The heart; spirit; temper; disposition.

‘So priketh hem nature in here corages.’; ‘My lord, cheer up your spirits; our foes are nigh,and this soft courage makes your followers faint.’;

Tonicadjective

Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.

Couragenoun

Heart; inclination; desire; will.

‘I'd such a courage to do him good.’;

Tonicadjective

Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong.

Couragenoun

That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution.

‘The king-becoming graces . . . Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude,I have no relish of them.’; ‘Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it.’;

Tonicnoun

A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.

‘We used to brew a tonic from a particular kind of root.’;

Courageverb

To inspire with courage; to encourage.

‘Paul writeth unto Timothy . . . to courage him.’;

Tonicnoun

Tonic water.

Couragenoun

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear

Tonicnoun

Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.

Couragenoun

the ability to do something that frightens one; bravery

‘she called on all her courage to face the ordeal’;

Tonicnoun

(figuratively) Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates.

Couragenoun

strength in the face of pain or grief

‘he fought his illness with great courage’;

Tonicnoun

(music) The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.

Courage

Courage (also called bravery or valour) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valour is courage or bravery, especially in battle.

Tonicnoun

(music) The triad built on the tonic note.

Tonicadjective

Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) " from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation."

Tonicadjective

Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power.

Tonicadjective

Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions.

Tonicadjective

Characterized by continuous muscular contraction; as, tonic convulsions.

Tonicnoun

A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.

Tonicnoun

A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.

Tonicnoun

lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine

Tonicnoun

a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring;

‘in New England they call sodas tonics’;

Tonicnoun

a medicine that strengthens and invigorates

Tonicadjective

employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words;

‘Chinese is a tonal language’;

Tonicadjective

used of syllables;

‘a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word’;

Tonicadjective

relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale;

‘tonic harmony’;

Tonicadjective

imparting vitality and energy;

‘the bracing mountain air’;