electric
- adjective
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/
- The atmosphere is electric during the concert, filled with energy and excitement.
- electric charge
As soon as he comes in, there was just an electric vibration.
- As soon as he comes in, there was just an electric vibration.
Examples
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As soon as he comes in, there was just an electric vibration.
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The atmosphere is electric.
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It's electric in the air!
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But at the same time, the stage was electric with a sense of terrible uncertainty.
Fiction book (1990) -
His skull seemed ready to explode, and he felt an electric charge at the base of each hair.
Fiction book (1991) -
On fight night, the atmosphere was electric as blacks and whites entered the shabby old Atlanta Municipal Auditorium.
Academic text (2011) -
The race was electric, with fans cheering and adrenaline pumping as the cars sped by.
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After the announcement, the room felt electric with anticipation and intense emotion.
Synonyms
Making people feel very interested and eager
Making you feel very excited, like on a fast roller coaster
Makes people feel a sudden, strong excitement
Full of energy and enthusiasm that excites others
Full of strong emotion, often exciting or tense
Causing people to become suddenly excited and ready to act
Very exciting and full of energy
Causing a sudden strong feeling that excites people
Full of strong feeling that can make people react
Full of lively energy because people feel excited
Feeling excited and interested after hearing or seeing something
Antonyms
Compounds
- NSFW
A chair used to put a person to death by sending electricity through their body
- Specialized
How fast electricity moves in a circuit is equal to voltage times current
- Specialized
An area around a charged object that pushes or pulls other small charged things
A kitchen machine that mixes food ingredients using electricity, like cake batter or cream
- Specialized
A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative
- Archaic
A machine that types letters using electricity so you press keys more easily
A hand-held tool that uses electricity to turn a small metal piece to make holes
- Specialized
Energy from electricity that powers things like lights and machines
A machine with turning blades that uses electricity to move air and cool a room or people
A glass bulb with a thin wire that makes light when electricity passes through it
A device that measures and records how much electricity a home or business uses
A small machine with a flat hot metal base used to press clothes and remove wrinkles
- Specialized
A train engine that uses electric motors powered by a diesel engine
- Specialized
A bright, very hot flow of electricity across a gap that makes light and heat
- Specialized
A flow of electricity through a gas that makes light or a spark
- Specialized
A machine that uses electricity to make heat instead of burning fuel
- Specialized
The energy a small electric charge has at a point in a circuit, measured in volts
A flat sea fish with a rounded body that lives on the sea floor and gives strong electric shocks
A tool that uses electricity to move sandpaper quickly to make wood or other surfaces smooth
A train engine that runs on electricity from overhead wires or a third rail
- Specialized
A train engine that uses a diesel engine to make electricity that runs its electric motors
- Specialized
An electric flow that moves in one direction and does not reverse
- Specialized
Amount that shows how far positive and negative electric charges are separated, equal to charge size times distance
- Specialized
A pair of equal electric charges, one positive and one negative, close together like a water molecule
- Specialized
A faint light that appears when electricity passes through air, like on antennas or wires
An injury caused when electricity passes through the body and damages skin or tissue
- Specialized
A medical treatment that uses electricity to help injured nerves and muscles
- Specialized
A large cable or line that carries electricity from a power station to homes
- Specialized
A machine that uses an electric arc to melt metal to make steel
- Specialized
A lamp that makes light by passing electricity between two metal parts inside a glass tube
How Exciting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Electric for a thrilling feeling comes from the Greek word elektron, which means 'amber'. People long ago saw that rubbing amber made small sparks or little shocks, so 'electric' came to mean something 'charged' with energy. That's why we call a very exciting moment 'electric'.