energetic

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɛnɚˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/ UK /ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #13015

Meanings

1

adj
Full of energy and eager to be active.

Those kids are so energetic that they want to run around all day.
2

adj
Done with a lot of force, effort, and enthusiasm.

She made an energetic effort to finish the project on time.

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Synonyms

2 adj · done with a lot of force,... industrious vigorous

Word family

Derived forms bioenergeticendoenergeticenergeticallyenergeticismenergeticistequienergeticexoenergetichyperenergetichypoenergeticinergeticisoenergeticmechanoenergetic

Related forms energetical

Etymology

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.

energeticus la-new ἐνεργητικός Ancient Greek

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# energetic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛnɚˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 13015

## Meanings
1. Full of energy and eager to be active.
2. Done with a lot of force, effort, and enthusiasm.

## Examples
- Those kids are so energetic that they want to run around all day.
- She made an energetic effort to finish the project on time.

## Derived Forms
- bioenergetic
- endoenergetic
- energetically
- energeticism
- energeticist
- equienergetic
- exoenergetic
- hyperenergetic
- hypoenergetic
- inergetic
- isoenergetic
- mechanoenergetic

## Related Forms
- energetical

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: energeticus
- Root: ἐνεργητικός

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Energetic comes 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. In current use, the main senses are “Full of energy and eager to be active” and “Done with a lot of force, effort, and enthusiasm”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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