English to English noun
1 |
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs | | Example: energy can take a wide variety of forms
source: wordnet30
2 |
forceful exertion | | Example: he plays tennis with great energy he's full of zip
source: wordnet30
3 |
enterprising or ambitious drive | | Example: Europeans often laugh at American energy
source: wordnet30
4 |
an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) | | Example: his writing conveys great energy a remarkable muscularity of style
source: wordnet30
5 |
a healthy capacity for vigorous activity | | Example: jogging works off my excess energy he seemed full of vim and vigor
source: wordnet30
6 |
any source of usable power | | Example: the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy
source: wordnet30
7 |
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 | | source: wordnet30
8 |
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. | | source: webster1913
|