energy
- noun
- /ˈɛnərdʒi/
- After a good night's sleep, I woke up with a lot of energy to start my day.
- time and energy
- low energy
- physical energy
I don't have the time or the energy to start over.
- I don't have the time or the energy to start over.
- And that takes time and energy and staff.
- It is life sucking and energy draining to do that.
- So how do we shift our energy in those moments?
- And we are wasting our sexual energy with the darkest force.
- You just gave away your energy and you have a choice.
- I feel that that is where my energy lies.
- There was better memory, better energy, less pain.
Examples
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I don't have the time or the energy to start over.
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More women than men will spend their time, energy, and money caring for the elderly of society.
Academic text (1990) -
And I had the energy to believe in myself.
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And that takes time and energy and staff.
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This will save us both a lot of energy and a lot of worry.
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We need to keep your energy up.
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You invest time and energy into training somebody.
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Instead, they concentrate their attention and energy on creating a better future for themselves and future generations.
Academic text (1999) -
Most Americans demanded that their president spend more time and energy on domestic issues.
Academic text (1999) -
I feel refreshed and have some more energy, so let's move on.
Synonyms
A person's mood or energy, often lively and positive
Physical and mental strength that lets someone keep going for a long time
Physical or mental energy that makes you active
Energy and liveliness that make a person or thing seem active
Active energy and strong enthusiasm that makes someone take action
How much physical or mental strength a person has at one time
A strong, lively energy and brightness in people, places, or things
Lively energy that makes someone feel active and interested
Strong lively energy for doing things
A state of being full of energy and strength
A state of great energy when a person does not get tired
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
The US government department that makes energy policy and looks after nuclear safety
- Specialized
Energy from natural sources like the sun or wind that does not run out and causes little pollution
- Specialized
Power made when atoms are split or joined, used for electricity and sometimes weapons
A government leader who runs the Department of Energy and plans how the country uses energy
A part of the United States government that makes rules and plans about energy and keeps nuclear power safe
Part of a country's economy that produces and supplies power like oil, gas, and electricity
- Formal
A person who leads the United States Department of Energy and advises the president on energy and nuclear safety
- Specialized
Power that something has because of its position, not its movement
Energy used to run devices like lights or phones that comes from power in wires
An international organization that helps countries use nuclear energy safely and peacefully
- Specialized
Heat from under the Earth's surface that people use to make electricity and warm buildings
A former United States government agency that oversaw nuclear energy research and civilian use
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A basic physics rule that total energy in a closed system cannot be created or destroyed
- Specialized
Power stored inside substances that is released when they react together
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Energy from electricity that powers things like lights and machines
- Specialized
Ability of an object to move things because of its motion or its position
- Specialized
Energy needed to separate the parts of an atom, nucleus, or molecule
- Specialized
Energy stored in an object when it is stretched or squeezed like a spring
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A process that gives off energy, for example burning or digestion
A bulb that uses less electricity than old bulbs, for example LED bulbs
- Specialized
A number used in brain and computer models to measure surprise and guide learning
- Specialized
Total energy in a system that does not gain or lose energy stays the same
- Specialized
The energy needed to break all the bonds in a molecule into separate atoms
- Specialized
Stored power in something when it is stretched or squashed, like a spring
- Specialized
Work to make energy use more efficient and create new energy sources
- Specialized
The smallest amount of energy atoms or molecules need to start a chemical reaction
- Offensive
A person who makes others feel emotionally tired by being negative or demanding
A light bulb that uses less electricity, like an LED or a compact fluorescent
- Specialized
The smallest amount of energy particles need to start a chemical reaction
- Specialized
Energy that comes from tiny particles of the same kind swapping positions or states
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The idea that mass can turn into energy and energy can turn into mass
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The study of very small particles and how they interact at very high energy
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Energy equal to a particle's mass when it is not moving, calculated as mass times the speed of light squared
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Energy comes from the Greek energeia ('activity') and the root ergon 'work', the same idea as the English word 'work'. So when we say a person has energy, we mean they have the strength to be active and not get tired.