English Explanatory Dictionary

energetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Possessing or pertaining to energy.
  2. Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous, furious.
  3. Having powerful effects; efficacious, potent.
  4. Of or relating to certain Arabic verb forms that emphasize or intensify the meaning.
noun
  1. Any material used for its release of energy, either as an explosive, propellant, or for pyrotechnic effects.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛnɚˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/ /ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk/ en-us-energetic.ogg /əˈnə(ɾ)dʒəʈɪk/

Word forms

energetic more energetic most energetic energetick energetics

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.

Related words

energetical

Derived words

bioenergetic endoenergetic energetically energetic disassembly energetic event energeticism energeticist equienergetic exoenergetic hyperenergetic hypoenergetic inergetic isoenergetic mechanoenergetic monoenergetic musculoenergetic neuroenergetic nonenergetic overenergetic polyenergetic pseudoenergetic psychoenergetic solar energetic particle superenergetic thermoenergetic ultraenergetic unenergetic
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