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hivelike

hivelike

1 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
9 3.0

Not taking part in an activity, job, or group

How Busy

hivelike
1 5.8
bustling
30 4.1
busy
∞ 1.0
active
232 1.0
calm
680 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.