BUSYNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does busyness mean? 

• BUSYNESS (noun)
  The noun BUSYNESS has 1 sense:

1. the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

  Familiarity information: BUSYNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUSYNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

busyness; hum

Context example:

there is a constant hum of military preparation

Hypernyms ("busyness" is a kind of...):

action; activeness; activity (the state of being active)

Derivation:

busy (crowded with or characterized by much activity)

busy (actively or fully engaged or occupied)

busy ((of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; ('engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line))