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energic

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See also: enèrgic

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From energy +‎ -ic. Compare earlier energetic (now the more usual word).

Adjective

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energic (comparative more energic, superlative most energic)

  1. (obsolete) Potent, effective. [17th–19th c.]
  2. (obsolete, rhetoric) Having great power of expression; forceful. [17th–19th c.]
  3. Carried out with force; vigorous, energetic; full of energy. [from 18th c.]
  4. (obsolete) In a state of action; producing effects; active, operational. [18th–19th c.]
    • (Can we date this quote by Blackwood Magazine and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      the energic faculty that we call will
  5. Pertaining to a spiritual or psychic energy attributed to all living things, especially in certain Eastern religions and New Age philosophy. [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Ladin

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Adjective

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energic m pl

  1. plural of energich

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French énergique. By surface analysis, energie +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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energic m or n (feminine singular energică, masculine plural energici, feminine/neuter plural energice)

  1. energetic, energic (full of energy)

Declension

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Declension of energic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite energic energică energici energice
definite energicul energica energicii energicele
genitive-
dative
indefinite energic energice energici energice
definite energicului energicei energicilor energicelor

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