energetic

== English == === Alternative forms === energetick (obsolete) === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛnɚˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əˈnə(ɾ)dʒəʈɪk/ Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Hyphenation: en‧er‧get‧ic === Etymology 1 === From New Latin energeticus (16th c.), or its source, Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός (energētikós), from ἐνεργέω (energéō, “to be active”), from ἐνεργός (energós, “active”). By surface analysis, energy +‎ -etic. ==== Adjective ==== energetic (comparative more energetic, superlative most energetic) (sciences) Possessing or pertaining to energy. [from 19th c.] Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous, furious. [from 18th c.] (obsolete) Having powerful effects; efficacious, potent. [17th–20th c.] (grammar) Of or relating to certain Arabic verb forms that emphasize or intensify the meaning. ===== Usage notes ===== Where non-English languages use an adjective analogous to energetic, English often uses energy attributively. For example, energy efficiency is much more common than energetic efficiency. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Collocations ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Possibly from a clipping of energetic materials. ==== Noun ==== energetic (plural energetics) (materials science, chiefly in the plural) Any material used for its release of energy, either as an explosive, propellant, or for pyrotechnic effects. ===== Hyponyms ===== explosive, propellant, pyrotechnic == Romanian == === Alternative forms === енерӂетик (energetic) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from French énergétique. By surface analysis, energie +‎ -etic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.nerˈd͡ʒe.tik/ Rhymes: -etik Hyphenation: e‧ner‧ge‧tic === Adjective === energetic m or n (feminine singular energetică, masculine plural energetici, feminine/neuter plural energetice) energetic (relating to energy) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== energic === References === “energetic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026