Definition of energy

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• energy is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
• energy is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
• energy is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of energy

• (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs (noun)

  Examples

  1. energy can take a wide variety of forms

  Synonyms

  1. free energy
• an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) (noun)

  Examples

  1. his writing conveys great energy

  Synonyms

  1. muscularity
  2. vigor
  3. vigour
  4. vim
• a healthy capacity for vigorous activity (noun)

  Examples

  1. jogging works off my excess energy

  Synonyms

  1. vim
  2. vitality
• the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. department of energy
  2. doe
  3. energy department
• forceful exertion (noun)

  Examples

  1. he plays tennis with great energy

  Synonyms

  1. vigor
  2. vigour
  3. zip
• enterprising or ambitious drive (noun)

  Examples

  1. Europeans often laugh at American energy

  Synonyms

  1. get-up-and-go
  2. push
• any source of usable power (noun)

  Examples

  1. the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy

See definition of energy in Merriam Webster