sthenic

English

Etymology

From New Latin sthenicus, from Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈsθɛnɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnɪk

Adjective

sthenic (comparative more sthenic, superlative most sthenic)

1. (pathology, archaic) Characterized by nervous energy; robust, strong.
   • 1902, William James, “Lecture XX: Conclusions”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 505:

     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.

Related terms

• sthenia

Translations

characterized by nervous energy — see also robust,‎ strong

• German: sthenisch (de)

Anagrams

• Nitsche, Tinches, ethnics, nichest, nitches