electricity B1 Topic:Energy & Industry US /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ UK /ˌiːlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #3094 Meanings 1 noun The energy carried by the flow of electric charge, used to power lights, machines, and devices. Their new car runs entirely on electricity. 2 noun Electric power supplied to homes and businesses, usually paid for as a utility. Our electricity bill goes up every winter. 3 noun A strong feeling of excitement shared by a group of people. There was a real electricity in the crowd before the band came on stage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the energy carried by the... electrical energy Word family Derived forms antiferroelectricitybioelectricitydielectricityelectretelectricity-generatingelectrickeryferrielectricityferroelectricityflexoelectricitygeoelectricityhydricityhydroelectricity Related forms circuitcurrentearthelectricelectronenergyhydropowervacuum Common collocations atmospheric electricity Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From electric + -ity. Topics Energy & Industry External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # electricity **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌiːlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 3094 ## Meanings 1. The energy carried by the flow of electric charge, used to power lights, machines, and devices. 2. Electric power supplied to homes and businesses, usually paid for as a utility. 3. A strong feeling of excitement shared by a group of people. ## Examples - Their new car runs entirely on electricity. - Our electricity bill goes up every winter. - There was a real electricity in the crowd before the band came on stage. ## Derived Forms - antiferroelectricity - bioelectricity - dielectricity - electret - electricity-generating - electrickery - ferrielectricity - ferroelectricity - flexoelectricity - geoelectricity - hydricity - hydroelectricity ## Related Forms - circuit - current - earth - electric - electron - energy - hydro - power - vacuum ## Etymology From electric + -ity. ## AI Etymology Electricity is formed from electric + -ity. In current use, the main senses are “The energy carried by the flow of electric charge, used to power lights, machines, and devices” and “Electric power supplied to homes and businesses, usually paid for as a utility”. ## Topics - Energy & Industry markdown