n.
(pl. energies)
- the strength and vitality required for sustained activity.
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(energies)
a person's physical and mental powers as applied to a particular activity.
- power derived from physical or chemical resources to provide light and heat or to work machines.
- Physics the property of matter and radiation which is manifest as a capacity to perform work.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. énergie, or via late L. from Gk energeia, from en- ‘in, within’ + ergon ‘work’.