Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun electricity
3 senses of electricity
Sense 1
electricity -- (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)
=> physical phenomenon -- (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
Sense 2
electricity, electrical energy -- (energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity")
=> energy, free energy -- ((physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms")
Sense 3
electricity -- (keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it")
=> stir -- (emotional agitation and excitement)