Antonyms for energies
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : en-er-jee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn ər dʒi |
Definition of energies
Origin :- 1590s, "force of expression," from Middle French énergie (16c.), from Late Latin energia, from Greek energeia "activity, operation," from energos "active, working," from en "at" (see en- (2)) + ergon "work, that which is wrought; business; action" (see urge (v.)).
- Used by Aristotle with a sense of "force of expression;" broader meaning of "power" is first recorded in English 1660s. Scientific use is from 1807. Energy crisis first attested 1970.
- noun person's spirit and vigor
- noun generated power
- Man was born into fear in that he was born into a world of which most of the energies were set against him.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Unless we were conscious of the energies such a call would not reach us.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- His spirit retired far into its fastness, taking with it all his energies.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- I roused my energies, and the next time the wily Beadle summoned me, I went.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- It was a dark day to the student, but he had learned "never to let his energies stagnate."
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- All our energies will have to be directed towards the matter we have in hand.'
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- These energies remain, nevertheless, distinct from the poetic energy.
- Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater
- The energies of her mind in connection with his mind were surely failing.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- All the energies of her soul were aroused to avenge her husband's death.
- Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
- To this nobler purpose the man of understanding will devote the energies of his life.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
Synonyms for energies
- activity
- animation
- application
- ardor
- birr
- burn
- conductivity
- current
- dash
- drive
- dynamism
- effectiveness
- efficacy
- efficiency
- élan
- electricity
- endurance
- enterprise
- exertion
- fire
- force
- forcefulness
- fortitude
- friction
- get-up-and-go
- go
- gravity
- hardihood
- heat
- horsepower
- initiative
- intensity
- juice
- kilowatts
- life
- liveliness
- magnetism
- might
- moxie
- muscle
- operativeness
- pep
- pizzazz
- pluck
- potency
- potential
- power
- pressure
- puissance
- punch
- radioactivity
- rays
- reaction
- response
- service
- spirit
- spontaneity
- stamina
- steam
- strength
- toughness
- tuck
- vehemence
- verve
- vim
- virility
- vitality
- vivacity
- voltage
- wattage
- zeal
- zest
- zing
- zip
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