different between energetic vs blithe

English

Alternative forms

• energetick (obsolete)

Etymology

From New Latin energeticus (16th c.), or its source, Ancient Greek ??????????? (energ?tikós), from ??????? (energé?, “to be active”), from ??????? (energós, “active”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n??d??t?k/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n??d??t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k
• Hyphenation: en?er?get?ic

Adjective

energetic (comparative more energetic, superlative most energetic)

1. (sciences) Possessing or pertaining to energy. [from 19th c.]
2. Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous. [from 18th c.]
3. (obsolete) Having powerful effects; efficacious, potent. [17th–20th c.]

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "energetic" is often applied: person, man, woman, child, life, material, particle, ion, healing, anatomy, etc.
• Where non-English languages use an adjective analogous to "energetic", English often uses "energy" attributively: "energy efficiency" is much more common than "energetic efficiency".

Derived terms

Related terms

• energetical

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French énergétique.

Adjective

energetic m or n (feminine singular energetic?, masculine plural energetici, feminine and neuter plural energetice)

1. energetic

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English blithe (“glad, happy, joyful; causing joy, joyous; gentle, mild; gracious, merciful; bright, shining; beautiful, fair”) [and other forms], from Old English bl?þe (“glad, happy, joyful; gentle, mild”), from Proto-West Germanic *bl?þ?, from Proto-Germanic *bl?þiz (“friendly; gentle, mild; pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?l?- (“fine; light; pleasant”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?el- (“shiny; white”). Doublet of bliss.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /bla?ð/, /bla??/
• Rhymes: -a?ð, -a??

Adjective

blithe (comparative blither, superlative blithest)

1. Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern.
2. (chiefly Scotland, elsewhere dated or literary) Cheerful, happy.

Derived terms

Related terms

• bliss

Translations

References

Further reading

• blithe (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• thible

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English blithe, from Old English bl?þe, from Proto-West Germanic *bl?þ?, from Proto-Germanic *bl?þiz. Cognate with Danish blid, Dutch blij, Icelandic blíður. Compare bliss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bla?ð/
• Rhymes: -a?ð

Adjective

blithe (comparative blither, superlative blithest)

1. Happy