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hivelike

hivelike

5.8
Full of busy activity like a beehive
  • adjective
  • /ˈhaɪvˌlaɪk/
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  • The kitchen was hivelike on Thanksgiving morning, with everyone preparing food together.

Examples

  • During the festival, the town square became hivelike with people coming and going.

  • The open-plan office was hivelike as employees rushed to meet their deadlines.

  • The bustling market was a hivelike place full of vendors and shoppers.

  • In summer, the park becomes hivelike with families enjoying picnics.

  • The market was hivelike, buzzing with shoppers and vendors all eager to get their goods.

  • Her office had a hivelike atmosphere, filled with employees rapidly moving about to meet deadlines.

  • At the peak of the festival, the streets transformed into a hivelike scene of joyous crowds and colorful stalls.

Synonyms

busy as a bee
vshivelike
  • Informal
1 3.4

Working very hard all the time

is about a general likeness or crowded appearance rather than personal hard work
hive of activity
vshivelike
1 3.5

A place where many people are busy and moving

is about resembling a beehive in look or being full of activity

Antonyms

desolate
29 6.8

Empty and bleak with little life or shelter

inactive
16 3.0

Not taking part in an activity, job, or group

How Busy

hivelike
5.8
bustling
9 4.1
busy
∞ 1.0
active
664 1.0
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

hivelike positive

Morphology

hivelike = hive (transparent) = hive + like

The adjective is directly formed by adding '-like' to 'hive', so learners can infer 'resembling a beehive' or a busy place from the base noun.

Etymology

Hivelike comes from hive ('a home for bees') and the ending -like ('similar to'). Imagine a beehive full of busy bees — a hivelike place is very busy and full of activity.