energies

Powers for action

Energies is the plural of energy, used when distinguishing types or sources: renewable energies, creative energies.

Someone who devotes their energies to a cause directs sustained effort toward it.

In physics, different energies—kinetic, potential, thermal—are measured separately.

In spiritual contexts, energies may refer to forces or vibrations: The room had strange energies.

spiritual

chi

Greek letter or energy

  • pranaVital breath energy
  • chakrasBody's spiritual focal points
  • auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone

reiki · kundalini · qi · life-force · meditation · healing · vibrations · meridians · subtle · etheric

kinetic

momentum

Product of mass, velocity

movement · force · inertia · collision · rotation · torque · impulse · locomotion · oscillation · vibration

vitality

vigor

Active physical strength

vivacity · exuberance · verve · pep · oomph · dynamism · enthusiasm · drive · spark · animation

renewable

solar

Of the star

biomass · tidal · wave · photovoltaic · sustainable · clean · green · alternative · carbon-neutral · zero-emission

power

electricity

Energy from charged particles

voltage · current · generator · turbine · transformer · substation · circuit · wattage · consumption · output

potential

stored

Kept in reserve

elastic · nuclear · electrical · magnetic · thermal · mechanical · rest · capacitive · spring · compressive

fossil

coal

Combustible sedimentary rock

  • oilSlippery viscous fluid
  • gasFormless, expanding substance
  • petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid

diesel · combustion · extraction · drilling · refinery · carbon · emissions · nonrenewable · crude · fracking

Categories
Opposites
vitality and vigor

energieslethargies

Conditions of drowsy inactivity

fatigues · exhaustions · weariness · tiredness · languor

effort and drive

energiesapathies

Lacks of concern

indifferences · passivity · inertia · inactivity · indifference

physical power/force

energiesweaknesses

Points of vulnerability

frailties · feebleness · infirmities · impotence · powerlessness

Phrases
Family

energize, energizing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G