energetic

English

Alternative forms

• energetick (obsolete)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός (energētikós), from ἐνεργέω (energéō, “to be active”), from ἐνεργός (energós, “active”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛnɚˈdʒɛtɪk/

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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".

Derived terms

• bioenergetic
• endoenergetic
• energetically
• energetic disassembly
• energetic event
• energeticism
• energeticist
• exoenergetic
• hyperenergetic
• isoenergetic
• monoenergetic
• nonenergetic
• overenergetic
• psychoenergetic
• solar energetic particle
• ultraenergetic
• unenergetic

 

Related terms

• energetical

Translations

Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy

• Arabic: نَشِيط (našīṭ)
• Asturian: enérxicu
• Bulgarian: енергичен (bg) (energičen), активен (bg) (aktiven)
• Catalan: enèrgic (ca), ple d'energia
• Chinese:

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

• Esperanto: energia (eo)
• Finnish: energinen (fi), tarmokas (fi), toimelias (fi)
• French: énergique (fr), énergétique (fr)
• Galician: enérxico
• German: energisch (de), energiegeladen (person); Energie besitzend (de) (possessing energy)
• Ido: energioza (io), energiala (io)
• Italian: energico (it)
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• Japanese: 精力的 (せいりょくてき, seiryokuteki), エネルギッシュ (enerugisshu)
• Latin: vegetus, nāvus (la), actuōsus
• Latvian: enerģisks, možs, mundrs, izdarīgs
• Luxembourgish: energesch
• Maori: pākahukahu, hōriri, hohe
• Occitan: energic
• Polish: energiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: enérgico (pt)
• Romanian: energetic (ro)
• Russian: энерги́чный (ru) (energíčnyj), акти́вный (ru) (aktívnyj)
• Spanish: enérgico (es)
• Swedish: energisk (sv) (person), livlig (sv)

Of or relating to energy

• Catalan: energètic
• French: énergétique (fr)
• Galician: enerxético m
• German: Energie-
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• Portuguese: energético (pt)
• Romanian: energetic (ro)
• Russian: энергети́ческий (ru) (energetíčeskij)
• Spanish: energético (es)