Energy

Quick meaning: Energy is a noun meaning The impetus behind all motion and all activity.

Meaning

The impetus behind all motion and all activity.

More Meanings

1. The capacity to do work.
2. (Internet slang) An atmosphere, aura, or vibe.
3. (physics) 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.
4. (roleplaying games, video games, board games) A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.
5. 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.
6. (Eastern Orthodoxy, theology, often in the plural) 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.

Example Sentences

Reiki, much like prayer, is a personal exercise that can easily convert negative energy into positive energy.

The three Persons of the Holy Trinity have the same opinion, make the same decision, and put forth the same energy and action.

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

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.

Word Forms

• energies

Synonyms for energy

Depending on context, synonyms include pep, vigor, vim, vitality, vigour, push.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include vigour, vitality, vigor, vim, push, get-up-and-go.

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