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energy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈɪnɚd͡ʒi/ (US, pin-pen-merger)
/eˈnərd͡ʒiː/ (India)
/ˈɛnəɾd͡ʒe/ (Scotland)
/ˈɛnəd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɛnɚd͡ʒi/ (Canada, General-American)
(California) audio
/ˈenəd͡ʒi/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
[e̞ˈnɜːd͡ʒiˑ] non-rhotic
[e̞ˈnɐɾd͡ʒiˑ] rhotic
(Texas) audio
audio Connecticut
/-d͡ʒi/ (Scotland)
/-d͡ʒɪ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἐνεργός (energós) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ἐνεργής (energḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă) Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia)bor. Late Latin energīader. Middle French énergieder. English energy From Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia, “activity”), from ἐνεργός (energós, “active”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). The sense in physics was coined by English polymath Thomas Young in 1802 in his lectures on Natural Philosophy.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
- A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails.[…]This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside? 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
(countable, uncountable) The capacity to do work.
- There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.[…]Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. 1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:
- McGrath, the manager of Somewhere/Else, told GCN that the long hours she has put in since she has become the bar's manager have left her drained of the energy required to undertake a rebuilding effort. 1983 December 17, Christine Guilfoy, “Women's Bar, Mens Baths Destroyed By Fire”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 22, page 17:
(countable, uncountable) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
- SI: joule (J), kilowatt-hour (kW·h) CGS: erg (erg) Customary: foot-pound-force, calorie, kilocalorie (i.e. dietary calories), BTU, liter-atmosphere, ton of TNT Units
(countable, uncountable) An intangible, modifiable force (usually characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit.
- Negative feelings can be worked through and their energy converted into positive energy[…]. In crisis, normal patterns of self-organization fail, resulting in anxiety (negative energy). Being open systems, people can exchange this energy with the environment and create positive energy for taking action based on a reorganisation of self as necessary to resolve the crisis and emerge at a higher level of consciousness; that is, until the next crisis. 2009, Christopher Johns, Becoming a Reflective Practitioner, John Wiley & Sons, page 15:
- Reiki, much like prayer, is a personal exercise that can easily convert negative energy into positive energy. 2004, Phylameana L. Desy, The Everything Reiki Book, Body, Mind & Spirit, p.130
- If you have been badly affected by negative energy a salt bath is wonderful for clearing and cleansing yourself[…]. Salt attracts negative energy and will draw it away from you. 2011, Anne Jones, Healing Negative Energies, Hachette, page 118:
(countable, in-plural, often, qualifier:Eastern Orthodoxy, uncountable) The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.
- The doctrine of the divine energies states that the divine essence, God-in-himself, is unknowable to any creature, whereas God makes himself known in creation by his divine energies, which are inseparable from the divine essence yet distinct from it. Humans know and experience God through his energies. […] Energies are indeed God, but God is more than his energies. 2019, Paul Ladouceur, Modern Orthodox Theology: Behold, I Make All Things New, pages 368–369:
- We hold, further, that there are two energies in our Lord Jesus Christ. For He possesses on the one hand, as God and being of like essence with the Father, the divine energy, and, likewise, since He became man and of like essence to us, the energy proper to human nature. […] Energy is the efficient and essential activity of nature; the capacity for energy is the nature from which proceeds energy; the product of energy is that which is effected by energy; and the agent of energy is the person or subsistence which uses the energy. 2017, Stoyan Tanev, Energy in Orthodox Theology and Physics: From Controversy to Encounter, quoting and translating the conclusions of the Fifth Council of Constantinople (1351), page 2
- The three Persons of the Holy Trinity have the same opinion, make the same decision, and put forth the same energy and action. 2003, Carl S. Tyneh, Orthodox Christianity: Overview and Bibliography, page 21:
(countable, qualifier:roleplaying games; board games; roleplaying games; board games, uncountable) A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.
(Internet, countable, uncountable) An atmosphere, aura, or vibe.
- big dick energy; divorced guy energy; main character energy
- A moviegoing subscription relying on VR and decentralized technologies gives the same energy as AMC getting into crypto. Fine, but why? 2018 September 27, Bijan Stephen, “@Dril is the best chronicler of the internet's last decade”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2023:
- Toronto artist's new song has horror-movie energy and a deliciously evil beat 2021 February 18, Brenna Ehrlich, “Song You Need to Know: Haviah Mighty, 'Obeah'”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2023:
- In recent weeks, the mood on my social-media feeds has indeed been manic, a barrage of parties, picnics, excursions, and other tableaux that resemble stills from summer-themed romantic comedies. The sense of freedom is dizzying. We are all cultivating main-character energy now. 2021 June 23, Kyle Chayka, “We All Have "Main-Character Energy" Now”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2023:
- Given that February has the same energy as stale bread, Tuesdays, and action figures that look nothing like the actors they're modeled after, it's no wonder we went extra hard for some self-care, and found not only comforting accessories for ourselves, but portable Carhartt cozies for our brewskies. 2022 February 28, “The Best Stuff Our Editors Bought in February 2022”, in VICE, archived from the original on 15 May 2023:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
energies	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (250)

lt energija (impetus behind activity) · ja エネルギー (physics) · fr énergie (physics) · sq energji (physics) · sh енергија (physics) · uk ене́ргія (impetus behind activity) · cs energie (physics) · nl energie (impetus behind activity) · hy էներգիա (physics) · lv enerģija (capacity to do work) · id tenaga (impetus behind activity) · kk энергия (physics) · sv energi (capacity to do work) · pam diua (capacity to do work) · ro energie (capacity to do work) · tr dönünek (impetus behind activity) · tr enerji (physics) · eo energio (impetus behind activity) · ht enèji (physics) · my စွမ်းအင် (capacity to do work) · mi pākahukahu (capacity to do work) · fi tarmo (capacity to do work) · ms tenaga (impetus behind activity) · txb warkṣäl (impetus behind activity) · br energiezh (impetus behind activity) · hy եռանդ (impetus behind activity) · th พลกำลัง (capacity to do work) · gl enerxía (physics) · sw kani (impetus behind activity) · om humna (impetus behind activity) · sh energija (impetus behind activity) · cmn 能量 (impetus behind activity) · eu adore (impetus behind activity) · udm дыкужым (physics) · ms tenaga (physics) · ia energia (impetus behind activity) · ja 熱 (capacity to do work) · ja 熱量 (impetus behind activity) · fi energia (impetus behind activity) · th แรง (capacity to do work) · pam pangasikan (physics) · vo nämet (physics) · mi pūngao (physics) · hy էներգիա (impetus behind activity) · mn энерги (physics) · ff uykeendi (physics) · cmn 能 (physics) · tr enerji (impetus behind activity) · vi năng lượng (physics) · ml ഊർജ്ജം (impetus behind activity) · ff uykeendi (impetus behind activity) · tr erke (physics) · ur توانائی (impetus behind activity) · mk енергија (impetus behind activity) · ja 熱 (impetus behind activity) · fi energia (capacity to do work) · ur طاقت (impetus behind activity) · is orka (impetus behind activity) · it forza (capacity to do work) · sh energija (physics) · fa انرژی (impetus behind activity) · gd lùths (impetus behind activity) · yue 能 (physics) · cmn 能源 (impetus behind activity) · tg энергия (physics) · te శక్తి (impetus behind activity) · mnc ᠣᠣᡵᡳ (impetus behind activity) · hi ऊर्जा (physics) · ar طَاقَة (capacity to do work) · be эне́ргія (impetus behind activity) · km ថាមពល (physics) · gd lùths (capacity to do work) · th พลัง (physics) · bn শক্তি (physics) · sl energija (physics) · lv enerģija (physics) · de Energie (capacity to do work) · sk energia (physics) · sv ork (capacity to do work) · my စွမ်းအင် (physics) · he אֵנֶרְגִּיָּה (impetus behind activity) · it energia (capacity to do work) · ml ഊർജ്ജം (capacity to do work) · ast enerxía (capacity to do work) · ko 에너지 (physics) · ga fuinneamh (impetus behind activity) · nl energie (physics) · ko 동력 (physics) · sl energíja (impetus behind activity) · pam masikan (capacity to do work) · pam eneriya (physics) · gd brìgh (impetus behind activity) · hy էներգիա (capacity to do work) · ja 活力 (impetus behind activity) · ca energia (physics) · fy enerzjy (capacity to do work) · is orka (physics) · fy enerzjy (impetus behind activity) · ha kuzari (impetus behind activity) · bg ене́ргия (physics) · cmn 精力 (impetus behind activity) · tr erke (impetus behind activity) · sv energi (physics) · la nāvitās (impetus behind activity) · an enerchía (physics) · ml ഊർജ്ജം (physics) · be энэ́ргія (physics) · mi riaka (impetus behind activity) · te శక్తి (capacity to do work) · be энэ́ргія (impetus behind activity) · uz energiya (impetus behind activity) · tt энергия (physics) · mi pūngoi (physics) · lt energija (physics) · pam eneriya (capacity to do work) · bg сила (capacity to do work) · pam diua (impetus behind activity) · ast enerxía (physics) · es energía (physics) · ka ენერგია (impetus behind activity) · yue 能量 (physics) · gd neart (physics) · ht enèji (capacity to do work) · mk енергија (physics) · hu energia (impetus behind activity) · ast enerxía (impetus behind activity) · pam sigla (impetus behind activity) · tg энержӣ (impetus behind activity) · ff 𞤵𞤴𞤳𞤫𞥅𞤲𞤣𞤭 (physics) · sh енергија (impetus behind activity) · ia energia (capacity to do work) · gl enerxía (impetus behind activity) · fr énergie (capacity to do work) · ka ძალა (capacity to do work) · fi energia (physics) · ca energia (capacity to do work) · az enerji (impetus behind activity) · hi ऊर्जा (capacity to do work) · ko 에네르기 (impetus behind activity) · ga fuinneamh (physics) · pl energia (impetus behind activity) · pap energia (impetus behind activity) · he אֵנֶרְגִּיָּה (physics) · th พลังงาน (physics) · az enerji (physics) · et energia (impetus behind activity) · fa انرژی (physics) · yue 能量 (impetus behind activity) · eo energio (capacity to do work) · te శక్తి (physics) · an enerchía (impetus behind activity) · uk ене́ргія (physics) · no energi (capacity to do work) · fr courage (capacity to do work) · izh energia (impetus behind activity) · th กำลัง (impetus behind activity) · gd brìgh (physics) · ru эне́ргия (physics) · gd neart (capacity to do work) · ko 에너지 (impetus behind activity) · th พลัง (capacity to do work) · ja 動力 (physics) · tg энержӣ (physics) · be эне́ргія (physics) · cmn 能量 (capacity to do work) · hi शक्ति (physics) · hy կորով (impetus behind activity) · id energi (physics) · cy egni (impetus behind activity) · da energi (impetus behind activity) · sv energi (impetus behind activity) · txb tsirauñe (impetus behind activity) · it energia (impetus behind activity) · cmn 能量 (physics) · crh energiya (impetus behind activity) · izh energia (physics) · ko 동력 (impetus behind activity) · oc energia (impetus behind activity) · uz energiya (physics) · ru эне́ргия (impetus behind activity) · hy ուժ (capacity to do work) · txb tsiromñe (impetus behind activity) · sa वर्चस् (impetus behind activity) · pt energia (impetus behind activity) · cy egni (physics) · de Energie (impetus behind activity) · et energia (capacity to do work) · pt energia (capacity to do work) · he אֵנֶרְגִּיָּה (capacity to do work) · tk energiýa (physics) · scn enirgìa (impetus behind activity) · da energi (physics) · hi शक्ति (impetus behind activity) · gd neart (impetus behind activity) · ur توانائی (physics) · az taqət (capacity to do work) · yue 能量 (capacity to do work) · gl enerxía (capacity to do work) · nb energi (physics) · ja 能力 (capacity to do work) · cs energie (impetus behind activity) · ja エネルギー (impetus behind activity) · vi năng lượng (impetus behind activity) · la nāvitās (capacity to do work) · ka ძალა (impetus behind activity) · ca energia (impetus behind activity) · lv enerģija (impetus behind activity) · es energía (capacity to do work) · hi ऊर्जा (impetus behind activity) · et energia (physics) · ur طاقت (physics) · sk energia (impetus behind activity) · ja 運動量 (impetus behind activity) · ms energi (physics) · ko 에너지 (capacity to do work) · ja エネルギー (capacity to do work) · tk energiýa (impetus behind activity) · mi riaka (capacity to do work) · it energia (physics) · ug ئېنېرگىيە (physics) · sq energji (impetus behind activity) · ru эне́ргия (capacity to do work) · fr énergie (impetus behind activity) · es energía (impetus behind activity) · ka ენერგია (physics) · ro energie (physics) · ky энергия (physics) · ar طَاقَة (physics) · ar طَاقَة (impetus behind activity) · th แรง (impetus behind activity) · ht enèji (impetus behind activity) · gd brìgh (capacity to do work) · eo energio (physics) · de Energie (physics) · hu energia (physics) · tr güç (impetus behind activity) · lo ພະລັງງານ (physics) · ms tenaga (capacity to do work) · ff 𞤵𞤴𞤳𞤫𞥅𞤲𞤣𞤭 (impetus behind activity) · no energi (impetus behind activity) · mi ngao (capacity to do work) · fi puhti (capacity to do work) · pt energia (physics) · cs energie (capacity to do work) · bg ене́ргия (impetus behind activity) · izh energia (capacity to do work) · hi शक्ति (capacity to do work) · pl energia (physics) · ja 運動量 (capacity to do work) · ro energie (impetus behind activity)

wikidata: Q11379

energy en · NOUN

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