enerdyi

Calque of English energy. From Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia, “action, act, work”), from ἐνεργός (energós, “active”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”)

• Hyphenation: e‧ner‧dyi

enerdyi

1. the impetus behind all motion and all activity
2. the capacgity to do work
3. (physics) a quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent
4. enthusiasm; intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness