energetic
Plural: energetics
Adjective
- possessing or exerting or displaying energy
- "an energetic fund raiser for the college"
- "an energetic group of hikers"
- "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"
Adjective Satellite
- working hard to promote an enterprise
Adj
- Possessing or pertaining to energy.
- Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous, furious.
- Having powerful effects; efficacious, potent.
Noun
- Any material used for its release of energy, either as an explosive, propellant, or for pyrotechnic effects.
Examples
- Cosmic rays are energetic particles from outer space.
- energetic laws
- Those kids are so energetic: they want to run around playing all day.
Origin / Etymology
From New Latin energeticus (16th c.), or its source, Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός (energētikós), from ἐνεργέω (energéō, “to be active”), from ἐνεργός (energós, “active”). By surface analysis, energy + -etic.
Synonyms
gumptious, industrious, up-and-coming
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
energetic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordenergetic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
energetic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
energetic: valid Words With Friends Word