Definition of ENERGY

energy

Plural: energies

Noun

  • The capacity for vigorous activity or exertion.
  • (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"
  • forceful exertion
    • "he plays tennis with great energy"
  • enterprising or ambitious drive
    • "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
  • an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
    • "his writing conveys great energy"
  • a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
    • "jogging works off my excess energy"
  • any source of usable power
    • "the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy"
  • the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
  • The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
  • The capacity to do work.
  • A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
  • An intangible, modifiable force (usually characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit.
  • The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.
  • A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.
  • An atmosphere, aura, or vibe.

Examples

  • big dick energy; divorced guy energy; main character energy
  • Finding that elusive seven-letter word required immense mental ENERGY and concentration.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia, “activity”), from ἐνεργός (energós, “active”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). The sense in physics was coined by English polymath Thomas Young in 1802 in his lectures on Natural Philosophy.

Synonyms

Department of Energy, DOE, Energy Department, free energy, get-up-and-go, muscularity, push, vigor, vigour, vim, vitality, zip, action points, pep

Scrabble Score: 10

energy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
energy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
energy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

energy: valid Words With Friends Word