Energy definition

Energy as a noun

1. (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"

   Same sense: free energy

2. forceful exertion

   "he plays tennis with great energy"

   Same sense: zip, vigor, vigour

3. enterprising or ambitious drive

   "Europeans often laugh at American energy"

   Same sense: get-up-and-go, push

4. an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

   "his writing conveys great energy"

   Same sense: vigor, vigour, vim, muscularity

5. a healthy capacity for vigorous activity

   "jogging works off my excess energy"

   Same sense: vitality, vim

6. any source of usable power

   "the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy"

Synonyms and antonyms

• free energy
• zip
• vigor
• vigour
• get-up-and-go
• push
• vim
• muscularity
• vitality

All synonyms of energy, sense by sense

How to say energy

Energy has 3 syllables. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

ENERGY in word games

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

11

Anagrams

2

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