"energetic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɛnɚˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/ [General-American], /ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-energetic.ogg [US] Forms: more energetic [comparative], most energetic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-new|energeticus}} New Latin energeticus, {{der|en|grc|ἐνεργητικός}} Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός (energētikós), {{m|grc|ἐνεργέω||to be active}} ἐνεργέω (energéō, “to be active”), {{m|grc|ἐνεργός||active}} ἐνεργός (energós, “active”), {{surf|en|energy|-etic}} By surface analysis, energy + -etic Head templates: {{en-adj}} energetic (comparative more energetic, superlative most energetic)
  1. (sciences) Possessing or pertaining to energy. Categories (topical): Sciences Translations (of or relating to energy): energètic (Catalan), énergétique (French), enerxético [masculine] (Galician), Energie- (German), energético (Portuguese), energetic (Romanian), энергети́ческий (enɛrgetíčeskij) (Russian), energético (Spanish), енергети́чний (enerhetýčnyj) (Ukrainian) Translations (possessing, exerting, or displaying energy): نَشِيط (našīṭ) (Arabic), enérxicu (Asturian), енерги́чен (energíčen) (Bulgarian), акти́вен (aktíven) (Bulgarian), enèrgic (Catalan), ple d'energia (Catalan), 積極 (Chinese Mandarin), 积极 (jījí) (Chinese Mandarin), 有活力 (yǒu huólì) (Chinese Mandarin), energia (Esperanto), energinen (Finnish), tarmokas (Finnish), toimelias (Finnish), tomera (Finnish), énergique (French), énergétique (French), enérxico (Galician), energisch (German), energiegeladen [person] (German), Energie besitzend (english: possessing energy) (German), energioza (Ido), energiala (Ido), fuinniúil (Irish), energico (Italian), 精力的 (seiryokuteki) (alt: せいりょくてき) (Japanese), エネルギッシュ (enerugisshu) (Japanese), vegetus (Latin), nāvus (Latin), actuōsus (Latin), enerģisks (Latvian), možs (Latvian), mundrs (Latvian), izdarīgs (Latvian), energesch (Luxembourgish), pākahukahu (Maori), hōriri (Maori), hohe (Maori), energic (Occitan), energiczny (Polish), enérgico (Portuguese), energetic (Romanian), энерги́чный (enɛrgíčnyj) (Russian), акти́вный (aktívnyj) (Russian), enérgico (Spanish), energisk [person] (Swedish), livlig (Swedish), енергі́йний (enerhíjnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-energetic-en-adj-cAe7GUxG Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -etic Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -etic: 26 39 34 Topics: sciences Disambiguation of 'of or relating to energy': 73 27 0 Disambiguation of 'possessing, exerting, or displaying energy': 51 31 18
  2. Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous. Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-energetic-en-adj-a9Oq9D82 Disambiguation of Personality: 8 74 11 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -etic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 40 25 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -etic: 26 39 34
  3. (obsolete) Having powerful effects; efficacious, potent. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-energetic-en-adj--Uy3x4nI Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -etic Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -etic: 26 39 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: energetick [obsolete]
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: bioenergetic, endoenergetic, energetically, energetic disassembly, energetic event, energeticism, energeticist, exoenergetic, hyperenergetic, isoenergetic, monoenergetic, nonenergetic, overenergetic, psychoenergetic, solar energetic particle, ultraenergetic, unenergetic Related terms: energetical, energetic person, energetic man, energetic woman, energetic child, energetic life, energetic material, energetic particle, energetic ion, energetic healing, energetic anatomy

Noun

IPA: /ˌɛnɚˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/ [General-American], /ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-energetic.ogg [US] Forms: energetics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: Possibly from a clipping of energetic materials. Etymology templates: {{m|en||energetic materials}} energetic materials Head templates: {{en-noun}} energetic (plural energetics)
  1. (materials science, chiefly in the plural) Any material used for its release of energy, either as an explosive, propellant, or for pyrotechnic effects. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Materials science Hyponyms: explosive, propellant, pyrotechnic
    Sense id: en-energetic-en-noun-Db5X7inu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "enerxético"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or relating to energy",
      "word": "Energie-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or relating to energy",
      "word": "energético"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to energy",
      "word": "energetic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "enɛrgetíčeskij",
      "sense": "of or relating to energy",
      "word": "энергети́ческий"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or relating to energy",
      "word": "energético"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "enerhetýčnyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to energy",
      "word": "енергети́чний"
    }
  ],
  "word": "energetic"
}

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    "en:Personality"
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          "ref": "2014 February 25, James J . Myrick, Nanoparticles, Compositions, Manufacture and Applications, US Patent US-10858296-B1, column 106",
          "text": "Unfortunately, conventional nanoporous energetics can have poor long-term storage stability, and can be dangerously unstable, severely limiting their usefulness.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 April 20, Nadia Schadlow, Brady Helwig, “Ukraine war shows America could be outgunned without investing in energetics”, in Breaking Defense, Breaking Media, archived from the original on 2022-04-20",
          "text": "Improved energetics can help the Department of Defense build smaller munitions that still pack a punch.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 March 13, 32:11 from the start, Arming Ukraine, in Joseph Camp, director, PBS NewsHour (television production), spoken by William LaPlante, via Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), archived from the original on 2023-03-10",
          "text": "Where I will say there is something that we all have to watch is the underlying suppliers, the suppliers of solid rockets motors, of batteries, of energetics.",
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      "ipa": "/ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk/",
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