electricity
37
4.5
- noun
- /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsɪti/
:
electricidad
- There's an electricity in the air.
But also, there's something about being there with the community every night, the electricity and the exchange of that, that is just really.
- But also, there's something about being there with the community every night, the electricity and the exchange of that, that is just really.
- But this, the electricity of him being able to to whip up his supporters, that's gone.
Examples
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Going directly to the ID office, she detected a mild electricity in the air.
Fiction book (1992) -
Later, he runs into a former mistress; there is a surge of electricity between them.
Fiction book (1997) -
I love this, this electricity.
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Today I want to ride so badly; I can feel the electricity in my legs.
Fiction book (1992) -
You may be happily surprised by the electricity in some phrases.
Academic text (2009) -
And there's this electricity in the air; you can almost hear it, right?
Fiction book (1999) -
Our eyes would meet, a kind of electricity would shiver up my spine, then Singhji would drive on.
Fiction book (1999) -
There's an electricity in the air, a palpable hue of anticipation.
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You could feel the electricity in the air when the band began to play.
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There was a palpable electricity in the crowd as they awaited the announcement.
Synonyms
15
4.1
A sudden feeling of excitement or thrill
1
4.2
A strong feeling of excitement and tension in a place
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
11
4.1
An electric charge that builds on a surface when things rub together, causing small shocks or making hair stand
- Specialized
1
3.7
Energy made when charged particles move steadily through a wire to power devices
- Specialized
1
7.6
The way energy builds up and moves in the air around the Earth, causing lightning and small shocks
- Specialized
The total electric charge in a closed system stays the same even if charges move between parts
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word electricity is also used for a strong, shared feeling of excitement. This use comes from the same idea as the power named after elektron 'amber', because both suggest a quick, strong energy you can almost feel, which is why a very exciting room is said to have 'electricity'.