Energetic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Energetic \En`er*get"ic\, Energetical \En`er*get"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
     ?, fr. ? to work, be active, fr. ? active. See {Energy}.]
     1. Having energy or energies; possessing a capacity for
        vigorous action or for exerting force; active. "A Being
        eternally energetic." --Grew.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Exhibiting energy; operating with force, vigor, and
        effect; forcible; powerful; efficacious; as, energetic
        measures; energetic laws.
  
     Syn: Forcible; powerful; efficacious; potent; vigorous;
          effective; strenuous. -- {En`er*get"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
          {En`er*get"ic*al*ness}, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  energetic
       adj 1: possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic
              fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of
              hikers" [ant: {lethargic}]
       2: working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: {gumptious}, {industrious},
           {up-and-coming}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  110 Moby Thesaurus words for "energetic":
     active, activist, activistic, acute, aggressive, alive, animated,
     ardent, armipotent, assiduous, authoritative, bouncing, bouncy,
     breezy, brisk, bubbly, chipper, cogent, diligent, dynamic,
     ebullient, effective, effervescent, enterprising, enthusiastic,
     fervent, forceful, forcible, frisky, full of beans, full of go,
     full of life, full of pep, go-go, hard, hardworking, hearty,
     high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, hot,
     impetuous, in force, in power, incisive, indefatigable,
     industrious, intense, invigorated, irresistible, keen, kinetic,
     laborious, live, lively, living, lusty, mercurial, mettlesome,
     mighty, mighty in battle, militant, never idle, operative, peppy,
     perky, pert, potent, powerful, prepotent, puissant, quicksilver,
     relentless, robust, ruling, sedulous, sleepless, smacking, snappy,
     spanking, spirited, sprightly, spry, strenuous, striking, strong,
     take-charge, take-over, telling, tireless, trenchant, unflagging,
     unremitting, unsleeping, unsparing, untiring, unwearied, valid,
     vehement, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vivacious, vivid, zealous,
     zestful, zesty, zingy, zippy