electricity

Meaning

Noun

• Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.
• The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena.
• A feeling of excitement; a thrill.
• Electric power/energy as used in homes etc., supplied by power stations or generators.

Origin

• From electric + -ity.