energetic

English

Alternative forms

• energetick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός (energētikos), from ἐνεργέω (energeō, “to be active”), from ἐνεργός (energos, “active”)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

energetic (comparative more energetic, superlative most energetic)

1. Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy.

   Cosmic rays are energetic particles from outer space.

   Those kids are so energetic: they want to run around playing all day.

2. Of or relating to energy.

   energetic laws

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "energetic" is often applied: person, man, woman, child, life, material, particle, ion, healing, anatomy, etc.
• Where non-English languages use an adjective analogous to "energetic", English often uses "energy" attributively: "energy efficiency" is much more common than "energetic efficiency".

Translations

Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy

• Arabic: نشيط (ar) (nashiiT)
• Asturian: enérxicu (ast)
• Bulgarian: енергичен (bg) (energičen), активен (bg) (aktiven)
• Catalan: enèrgic (ca), ple d'energia (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 積極 (cmn), 积极 (cmn) (jījí), 有活力 (cmn) (yǒu huólì)

• Esperanto: energia (eo)
• Finnish: energinen (fi), tarmokas (fi), toimelias (fi)
• French: énergique (fr), énergétique (fr)
• Galician: enérxico (gl)

• German: energisch (de), energiegeladen (de) (person); Energie besitzend (de) (possessing energy)
• Ido: energioza (io), energiala (io)
• Italian: energico (it)
• Japanese: 精力的 (ja) (seiryokuteki), エネルギッシュ (ja) (enerugisshu)
• Luxembourgish: energesch (lb)
• Occitan: energic (oc)
• Polish: energiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: enérgico (pt)
• Russian: энергичный (ru) (energíčnyj), активный (ru) (aktívnyj)
• Spanish: enérgico (es)

Of or relating to energy

• French: énergétique (fr)
• German: Energie-
• Portuguese: energético (pt)

• Russian: энергетический (ru) (energetíčeskij)
• Spanish: enérgico (es)

Derived terms

• energetically