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energy

/ˈɛnɝdʒi/noun3 syllables

Energy means: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing).

Synonyms for energy12

noun, as in an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim

noun, as in the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

Department of Energy, Energy Department, DOE

noun, as in forceful exertion

vigor, vigour, zip

noun, as in enterprising or ambitious drive

push, get-up-and-go

noun, as in a healthy capacity for vigorous activity

vim, vitality

noun, as in (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

free energy

What does energy mean?7

noun

1

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)“his writing conveys great energy”

2

the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

3

forceful exertion“he plays tennis with great energy”

4

enterprising or ambitious drive“Europeans often laugh at American energy”

5

a healthy capacity for vigorous activity“jogging works off my excess energy”

6

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs“energy can take a wide variety of forms”

7

any source of usable power“the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Energy in a sentence

  • Study takes a lot of energy, but it is worth the effort.sundown
  • What he lacked in wit, he made up for in energy.CK
  • When matter is changed chemically, chemical energy is given off.unknown
  • Physics can be defined as the science of matter, motion, and energy.unknown
  • We are exploring new sources, such as solar and atomic energy.CK
  • We have little time to deal with the issues of climate, energy and biodiversity.witbrock
  • We need to invest in clean, renewable energy.BHO
  • Research requires a lot of energy, but it's worth the effort.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of energy

as a noun

plural
energies