en·er·gy
[en-er-jee]
–noun, plural -gies.
1.the capacity for vigorous activity; available power: I eat chocolate to get quick energy.
3.Often, energies. a feeling of tension caused or seeming to be caused by an excess of such power: to work off one’s energies at tennis.
4.an exertion of such power: She plays tennis with great energy.
5.the habit of vigorous activity; vigor as a characteristic: Foreigners both admire and laugh at American energy.
6.the ability to act, lead others, effect, etc., forcefully.
7.forcefulness of expression: a writing style abounding with energy.
8.Physics . the capacity to do work; the property of a system that diminishes when the system does work on any other system, by an amount equal to the work so done; potential energy. Symbol: E
9.any source of usable power, as fossil fuel, electricity, or solar radiation.
—Synonyms
1. vigor, force, potency. 5. zeal, push.