sthenic
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sthenic
- /ˈsθɛnɪk/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛnɪk
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From New Latin sthenicus, from Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).
adjective more sthenic · most sthenic
- Characterized by nervous energy; robust, strong. The resultant outcome of them is in any case what [Immanuel] Kant calls a ‘sthenic’ affection, an excitement of the cheerful, expansive, ‘dynamogenic’ order which, like any tonic, freshens our vital powers.
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adj characterized by nervous energy — see also robust, strong
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