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busyness

busyness

4 3.0
The state of having many things to do
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪzinəs/
translation icon : ocupación
  • Well, good coffee I am sure is part of it, but it is also the busyness of life.

And so there's a lot of busyness without much depth.

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Examples

  • We have a culture of busyness and hustle.

  • Help me not to allow the busyness of life to block out my view of the Source of Life.

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  • And we are caught up in the busyness of life.

  • It's easy for any of us living today to become caught up in the busyness of life.

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  • I got in over my head with busyness and I was just stressed out, man.

  • Sometimes busyness is actually a sign of laziness.

  • Letting life's busyness get in the way of special moments with the kids.

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  • Sunday was blessed with a stream of busyness, one of those days where I find myself satisfyingly spent.

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  • We stood in a shadowed corner of the place while the busyness of a revolutionary bookstore went on around us.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The busyness of the holidays often leaves little time for relaxation.

Synonyms

activity
vsbusyness
362 1.1

A state of being busy and moving

is about being occupied overall rather than specific actions
hectic schedule
vsbusyness
4 3.7

A time with many activities and little rest

is the general state of being occupied rather than a specific time frame
activeness
vsbusyness
4.3

A quality of taking part with energy and interest

is the general state of being occupied rather than energetic involvement
hecticness
vsbusyness
4.7

A time when many things happen and people are very busy

is a normal state of being occupied without chaos or extreme intensity

Antonyms

100 1.3

Time not spent working when you can relax or do things you enjoy

8 4.5

A time when someone is not working or active

How Busy

busyness
4 3.0
activity
362 1.1
quietness
7 1.0
idleness
8 4.5

Surface Forms

busyness singular
busynesses plural

Morphology

busyness = busy (transparent) = busy + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'busy' with '-ness' meaning 'the state of being busy', directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

Busyness comes from busy + the noun ending -ness, and busy originally meant 'occupied' or 'full of care'. So busyness is the 'state of being busy', like a place or person full of activity.