energetic

en·er·get·ic

adjective \ˌe-nər-ˈje-tik\

Definition of ENERGETIC

1

: operating with or marked by vigor or effect

2

: marked by energy : strenuous <an energetic walk>

3

: of or relating to energy

— en·er·get·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of ENERGETIC

1. She has an energetic personality.
2. The children are energetic workers.
3. They mounted an energetic campaign.

Origin of ENERGETIC

Greek energētikos, from energein to be active, from energos

First Known Use: 1651

Related to ENERGETIC

Synonyms

dynamic, vigorous, flush, gingery, lusty, peppy, red-blooded, robust, vital

Antonyms

dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid

Related Words

animated, brisk, dashing, kinetic, lively, punchy, spirited, sprightly, vivacious; energized, enlivened, invigorated, vitalized; firm, fortified, mettlesome, mighty, powerful, puissant, strong; refreshed, rejuvenated, revitalized; able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, burly, fit, hardy, husky, muscular, robustious, rugged, stalwart, stout, strapping, sturdy, tough, virile; hale, healthy, hearty, sound; capable, competent

Near Antonyms

delicate, effete, enervated, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, wan, weak, weakened; impotent, powerless, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, tired; indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy; invertebrate, nerveless, soft, spineless, wimpy; ill, unhealthy, unsound, unwell; broken-down, debilitated, decrepit, disabled, wasted, worn-out

See Synonym Discussion at vigorous

Rhymes with ENERGETIC

alphabetic, anesthetic, apathetic, arithmetic, asyndetic, copacetic, diabetic, diarrhetic, diathetic, dietetic, digenetic, diphyletic, diuretic, empathetic, epithetic, geodetic, homiletic, Masoretic, nomothetic, sympathetic, synergetic, synesthetic

en·er·get·ic

adjective \ˌen-ər-ˈjet-ik\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of ENERGETIC

: of or relating to energy <energetic equation>