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high-voltage

high-voltage

1 5.2
A person or event that is very exciting and full of energy
  • adjective
  • /haɪ ˈvoʊltɪdʒ/
translation icon : de alta energía
  • The concert was filled with high-voltage energy, keeping the audience on their feet all night.

Examples

  • One day Dobie escaped and tried, with only fleeting success, to dangle by his tail from a high-voltage line.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • There was the same sort of high-voltage intensity, nervous concentration.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Walton jolts Archer with his high-voltage shock stick.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • For my lipstick I'm using the NYX high voltage lipstick and Mirage.

  • A high-voltage blue, the eye color was in aesthetic contrast to the patch that he wore on the right side, the patch being white vinyl with a painted green shamrock in its center.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Her high-voltage personality lights up the room and makes everyone excited to be around her.

  • The movie was a high-voltage thriller that kept viewers at the edge of their seats.

Synonyms

electric
vshigh-voltage
142 4.1

Full of strong excitement and emotion

carries stronger forcefulness and sustained tension rather than mere thrill
high-powered
vshigh-voltage
45 4.4

Very strong and effective for machines, people, or actions

stresses energetic excitement and tension rather than mere power
hyper
vshigh-voltage
37 4.2

Feeling very energetic and unable to sit still

expresses intense, forceful excitement with more tension and vigor
high-energy
vshigh-voltage
9 3.7

Very active and full of strong, lively energy

emphasizes excitement and tension more than sheer extremity
high-spirited
vshigh-voltage
6 3.9

Full of energy and excitement

tends to be more intense and tension-filled rather than merely cheerful
high-octane
vshigh-voltage
3 6.8

Full of strong energy and excitement

leans more toward excitement and tense energy than pure force

Antonyms

short on energy
3.5

Feeling tired and weak

How Intense

high-voltage
1 5.2
electrifying
16 4.5
electric
142 4.1
energetic
93 1.6
lively
111 1.3

Surface Forms

high-voltage positive
higher-voltage comparative
highest-voltage superlative

Morphology

high-voltage = high + voltage (semi-transparent) = high + voltage

A metaphorical extension of the literal electrical term: components are recognizable but the intensified emotional meaning is figurative and not directly deducible by all learners.

Etymology

High-voltage borrows its image from electricity: high means 'very' or 'great' and voltage is from the unit volt, meaning 'electric pressure'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a performance with so much energy it feels like live electricity, so high-voltage means very exciting or intense.