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1. alternative
noun. ['ɔlˈtɝːnətɪv'] one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen.
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- alternatif (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- alternativus (Latin)
Rhymes with Alternative Energy
- cenergy
2. alternative
adjective. ['ɔlˈtɝːnətɪv'] serving or used in place of another.
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Etymology
- alternatif (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- alternativus (Latin)
3. alternative
adjective. ['ɔlˈtɝːnətɪv'] necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities.
Antonyms
Etymology
- alternatif (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- alternativus (Latin)
4. alternative
adjective. ['ɔlˈtɝːnətɪv'] pertaining to unconventional choices.
Antonyms
Etymology
- alternatif (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- alternativus (Latin)
5. energy
noun. ['ˈɛnɝdʒi'] (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs.
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- ἐνέργεια (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
6. energy
noun. ['ˈɛnɝdʒi'] forceful exertion.
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- ἐνέργεια (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
7. energy
noun. ['ˈɛnɝdʒi'] enterprising or ambitious drive.
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- ἐνέργεια (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
8. energy
noun. ['ˈɛnɝdʒi'] an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing).
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- ἐνέργεια (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
9. Energy
noun. the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977.