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.

2. Of or relating to energy.

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) Bulgarian: енергичен (bg), активен (bg) Catalan: enèrgic (ca), ple d'energia (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 積極 (zh), 积极 (zh) (jījí), 有活力 (zh) (yǒu huólì) Esperanto: energia (eo) Finnish: energinen (fi), tarmokas (fi), toimelias (fi) French: énergique (fr) m. and f., énergétique (fr) m. and f.

German: energisch (de), energiegeladen (de) (person); Energie besitzen (de) (possessing energy) Ido: energioza (io), energiala (io) Japanese: 精力的 (ja) (seiryokuteki) Luxembourgish: energesch (lb) Russian: энергичный (ru) (energíčnyj), активный (ru) (aktívnyj) Spanish: enérgico (es)

Of or relating to energy

French: énergétique (fr) m. and f. German: Energie-

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

Derived terms

• energetically