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busyness

busyness

3 3.0
The state of having many things to do
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪzinəs/
: 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
232 1.1

A state of being busy and moving

is about being occupied overall rather than specific actions
hectic schedule
vsbusyness
5 3.7

A time with many activities and little rest

is the general state of being occupied rather than a specific time frame
hecticness
vsbusyness
1 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
activeness
vsbusyness
1 4.3

A quality of taking part with energy and interest

is the general state of being occupied rather than energetic involvement

Antonyms

90 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

hecticness
1 4.7
busyness
3 3.0
activity
232 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.