energy
- noun
- /ˈɛnərdʒi/
- Her energy and enthusiasm inspired everyone in the team to work harder.
- creative energy
- energy and enthusiasm
- bring energy
At least keep that same energy please.
- At least keep that same energy please.
- Well, you have to find energy and love in life.
- But cheers to health, positive energy, wealth and love.
- Genuine smile is the energy behind that person.
- I, with all my charisma and energy and clout, can't move big.
- Number one, I'd love that energy from the DCCC.
- You don't need like that big popular group energy to have friends.
- I'm kind of I need the energy of others to make me happy.
- So he gets his, he puts all of his energy into this woman.
- So there's a real kind of pioneer energy to what's happening.
- There doesn't seem to be very much energy put into that.
- And I started to realize some people give me energy, some people drain me.
Examples
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Being confident in one's own creative forces will bring energy to the classroom.
Academic text (2011) -
During that time, I had neither the energy nor the desire for relationships.
Fiction book (1993) -
Well, you have to find energy and love in life.
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And you can spread good energy and you should.
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Does it have great energy and do I enjoy it?
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We speak to people who see energy around people.
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The energy in here is very strong.
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They put so much energy and time into the parties, you know?
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You guys really have an energy about you that's loving.
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People keep their voices low, but there's a certain energy and happiness evident in the room.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
A person's mood or energy, often lively and positive
A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it
A strong feeling of excitement and interest in something
Energy that helps your mind work and be creative
Great energy and enjoyment that makes things exciting
Physical or mental energy that makes you active
A strong feeling of energy and interest in helping a cause
Energy and liveliness that make a person or thing seem active
A feeling of strong, happy energy and excitement
A strong energy or appeal that makes something more exciting
Active energy and strong enthusiasm that makes someone take action
A strong energy and lively style in art or performance
A strong, lively energy and brightness in people, places, or things
A feeling of great joy and energy about life
A feeling of energy and enthusiasm to start and do things
Strong lively energy for doing things
A feeling of energy and excitement that makes people active
A quality of being lively and full of energy
Being lively and full of cheerful energy that makes people notice you
A feeling of cheerful, lively energy that people show
A bright, lively look or feeling that shows energy
A strong, happy energy that makes someone lively
A lively, happy energy that makes a person enjoy life
A strong lively energy or enthusiasm
A strong, lively feeling that makes you active
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
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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
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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
- Specialized
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
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Stored power in something when it is stretched or squashed, like a spring
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Work to make energy use more efficient and create new energy sources
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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
- Specialized
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
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Etymology
Energy comes from the Greek energeia ('activity') from ergon 'work', giving the idea of movement and action. That's why we use energy for the lively enthusiasm or drive that makes creative work feel fresh.