Main Entry:: en·er·gy
Pronunciation:: \ˈe-nər-jē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural en·er·gies
Etymology:: Late Latin energia, from Greek energeia activity, from energos active, from en in + ergon work — more at work
Date:: 1599

1 a: dynamic quality <narrative energy> b: the capacity of acting or being active <intellectual energy> c: a usually positive spiritual force <the energy flowing through all people>2: vigorous exertion of power : effort <investing time and energy>3: a fundamental entity of nature that is transferred between parts of a system in the production of physical change within the system and usually regarded as the capacity for doing work4: usable power (as heat or electricity); also : the resources for producing such power

synonyms see power

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