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activeness

activeness

4.3
A quality of taking part with energy and interest
  • noun
  • /ˈæktɪvnəs/
translation icon : actividad
  • The teacher encouraged the activeness of her students by incorporating interactive activities into the lessons.

Examples

  • In other words, a journalist's increased presence and activeness on social media can help users feel in ways that are similar to how users would feel in face-to-face communication, which results in increased trust.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The activeness of the participants in the community event energized everyone involved.

  • The mobility of the film strip plays with the activeness of Arshile's eyes.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The use of 'and now' also seems to suggest an activeness to Deer's drawing forth grease from his nose.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Because of this, the sexual activeness of participants is included in multinomial logistic regression models as a predictor of trajectory group assignment.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Sexual activeness of participants is operationalized as a binary measure delineating participants by whether or not they reported ever having more than one sexual partner at one time at baseline (0 = "no"; 1 = "yes").

    Academic text (2018)
  • The activeness of the university is directly related to the leading role the church hierarchy has assumed in criticizing the Stroessner regime, as the church's role has legitimized the Catholic students' involvement.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In subsequent research, Marjoribanks (1979) examined relationships between children's intellectual abilities and the social-psychological characteristics of the home environment, including degree of press for achievement, activeness, intellectuality, independence, and language stimulation.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Her activeness in the debate club helped her develop strong public speaking skills.

Synonyms

involvement
vsactiveness
418 2.9

Taking part in an activity, group, or discussion

focuses on general energetic quality rather than mere participation
activity
vsactiveness
362 1.1

A state of being busy and moving

is broader, stressing energetic taking part in activities
engagement
vsactiveness
78 3.9

Taking part in a group's activities

applies to overall energy and taking part beyond groups
liveliness
vsactiveness
3 3.4

A feeling of energy and excitement that makes people active

expresses general energy and participation rather than only excitement
spiritedness
vsactiveness
3 5.6

A quality of being lively and full of energy

means energetic taking part without the emotional boldness
briskness
vsactiveness
1 3.5

A quick, lively way of moving or speaking

covers general energy or taking part without speed emphasis
vigorousness
vsactiveness
5.0

A state of being full of energy and strength

is general energetic participation but not always forceful
livingness
vsactiveness
7.7

A feeling that something is full of life and energy

refers to energetic action or taking part rather than mere presence

Antonyms

12 3.5

A period of time with no movement or action

How Active

vitality
29 4.3
activeness
4.3
inactivity
12 3.5

Surface Forms

activeness singular
activenesses plural

Morphology

activeness = active (transparent) = active + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'active' by the suffix '-ness' yields the quality 'the state of being active', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

Activeness comes from the root act, which means 'to do'. You can see the same root in action and actor, so activeness means the quality of doing things — being energetic and taking part.