different between energetic vs vivid
energetic
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)
- (sciences) Possessing or pertaining to energy. [from 19th c.]
- Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous. [from 18th c.]
- (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)
- energetic
Declension
energetic From the web:
- what energetic mean
- what energetic barrier prevents glycolysis
- what energetic food
- what energetic means to you
- what's energetic in german
- what energetic in afrikaans
- what energetic material is a nitrate ester
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vivid
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vividus (“animated, spirited”), from vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”), Ancient Greek ???? (bíos, “life”).
The noun sense (a type of marker pen) was genericized from a brand name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?v?d/
Adjective
vivid (comparative vivider, superlative vividest)
- (of perception) Clear, detailed or powerful.
- (of an image) Bright, intense or colourful.
- Full of life, strikingly alive.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
vivid (plural vivids)
- (New Zealand) A felt-tipped permanent marker.
Further reading
- vivid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vivid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Spanish
Verb
vivid
- (Spain) Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of vivir.
vivid From the web:
- what vivid means
- what vivid dreams mean
- what does vivid mean
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