Definitions for Energy
ˈɛn ər dʒiEner·gy

Princeton's WordNet(3.29 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. energy, free energynoun

   (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

   "energy can take a wide variety of forms"

2. energy, vigor, vigour, zipnoun

   forceful exertion

   "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"

3. energy, push, get-up-and-gonoun

   enterprising or ambitious drive

   "Europeans often laugh at American energy"

4. energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vimnoun

   an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

   "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

5. energy, vim, vitalitynoun

   a healthy capacity for vigorous activity

   "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"

6. energynoun

   any source of usable power

   "the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy"

7. Department of Energy, Energy Department, Energy, DOEnoun

   the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

Wiktionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. energynoun

   The impetus behind all motion and all activity.

2. energynoun

   The capacity to do work.

3. energynoun

   A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distanceu00B2/timeu00B2 (MLu00B2/Tu00B2) or the equivalent.

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4. energynoun

   An intangible, modifiable force (often characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit; a vibe.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Energynoun

   internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive

2. Energynoun

   power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate

3. Energynoun

   strength of expression; force of utterance; power to impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; -- said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full of energy

4. Energynoun

   capacity for performing work

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Energy

   In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity which comes in many forms, such as kinetic energy, potential energy, radiant energy, and many others; which are listed in this summary article. This is a major topic in science and technology and this article gives an overview of its major aspects, and provides links to the many specific articles about energy in its different forms and contexts. The question "what is energy?" is difficult to answer in a simple, intuitive way, although energy can be rigorously defined in theoretical physics. In the words of Richard Feynman, "It is important to realize that in physics today, we have no knowledge what energy is. We do not have a picture that energy comes in little blobs of a definite amount." However, it is clear that energy is always an indispensable prerequisite for performing mechanical work, and the concept has great importance in natural science. The natural basic units in which energy is measured are those used for mechanical work; they always are equivalent to a unit of force multiplied by a unit of length. Other equivalent units for energy are mass units multiplied by velocity units squared.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Energy

   en′ėr-ji, n. power of doing work: power exerted: vigorous operation: strength: (physics) the term, as applied to a material system, used to denote the power of doing work possessed by that system.—adjs. Energet′ic, -al, having or showing energy: active: forcible: effective.—adv. Energet′ically.—n.pl. Energet′ics, the science of the general laws of energy.—adj. Ener′gic, exhibiting energy.—v.t. En′ergise, to give strength or active force to.—v.i. to act with force:—pr.p. en′ergīsing; pa.p. en′ergīsed.—Conservation of energy (see Conservation). [Gr. energeia—en, in, ergon, work.]

The Standard Electrical Dictionary(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Energy

   The capacity for doing work. It is measured by work units which involve the exercise of force along a path of some length. A foot-pound, centimeter-gram, and centimeter-dyne are units of energy and work. The absolute unit of energy is the erg, a force of one dyne exercised over one centimeter of space. (See Dyne.) The dimensions of energy are   force (M * L / T^2) * space (L) = M * (L^2 / T^2). Energy may be chemical (atomic or molecular), mechanical, electrical, thermal, physical, potential, kinetic, or actual, and other divisions could be formulated.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. energy

   A source of power.

   Everything has energy e.g. people, animals and buildings

   Submitted by MaryC on January 1, 2020  

2. energy

   Level of expression.

   The energy it took to change the situation was amazing, it was so easy.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 13, 2020  

3. energy

   The ability and motivation to act or do efficiently

   He always haa the energy to have fun with his wife.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 4, 2020  

4. energy

   The capacity to do work.

   Energy is the capacity to do work.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 1, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Energy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #790

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Energy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1523

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Energy' in Nouns Frequency: #325

Anagrams for Energy »

1. greeny

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Energy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Energy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Energy in a Sentence

1. Edward Bulwer-Lytton:

   What a mistake to suppose that the passions are strongest in youth! The passions are not stronger, but the control over them is weaker! They are more easily excited, they are more violent and apparent; but they have less energy, less durability, less intense and concentrated power than in the maturer life.

2. August Strindberg:

   Why is it so painful to watch a person sink? Because there is something unnatural in it, for nature demands personal progress, evolution, and every backward step means wasted energy.

3. Paul Taylor:

   We're getting volatility from two fronts, from everything energy-related and from fixed income.

4. Juliane Douglas:

   When you move, you bounce up and down, and the gait motion is an inverted pendulum. If you lift every step thousands of times, it is a whole lot of energy you are expending.

5. Daniil Medvedev:

   After the match, I engaged a little bit with the crowd, but we all know how New York crowd can be. New York crowd's probably the most electric crowd in the world, I think. Especially, I mean, playing this week on big courts, I could feel it. Today I was just engaging with the crowd and hopefully -- hopefully it was fun for them and for me. As I said, it gave me a lot of energy to win.

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