hi-nrg
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A style of uptempo disco or electronic dance music that originated in the United States and United Kingdom in the late 1970s.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "As a regular visitor to New York's Saint and resident at the newly opened Heaven in London, Levine also pioneered hi-NRG – the sound of gay dancefloors worldwide that was later co-opted by Stock, Aitken & Waterman and sold on as pre-teen pop."
- "During the late 1980s Italo began fading away and some groups moved into the Hi-NRG genre, which combined high-paced Italo and house."