Sthenic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsθɛnɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sthenic is an adjective meaning (pathology, archaic) Characterized by nervous energy; robust, strong.
Meaning
(pathology, archaic) Characterized by nervous energy; robust, strong.
Example Sentences
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 Words
Related dictionary entries include nervous, sturdied, sturdy, stark, sinewy, asthenic.
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