busyness
The state of being busyThe state of being busy.
UK/ˈbɪz.i.nɪs/US/ˈbɪz.i.nəs/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The state of being busy.
the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From busy + -ness; the ⟨y⟩ (-y) is kept to distinguish from business (of which it is a douFrom busy + -ness; the ⟨y⟩ (-y) is kept to distinguish from business (of which it is a doublet), which is derived from the same two morphemes but by regular spelling rules.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity:hum
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable