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   Busy·ness

   /ˈbizēnəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state or condition of having a great deal to do: "it's easy to get caught up in the busyness of life"
   • ▪ the quality of being full of activity: "the busyness and noise of the street"
   • 2. the quality of being excessively detailed or decorated: "the busyness of the interior design"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from busy + -ness. The word business was used in the sense ‘the state of being busy’ from Middle English down to the 18th century, but is now differentiated as busyness.

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   The meaning of BUSYNESS is a busy quality or state. How to use busyness in a sentence.

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   BUSYNESS definition: 1. the fact of working hard or giving your attention to a particular thing: 2. the state of a…. Learn more.

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   Busyness definition: the quality or condition of being busy. . See examples of BUSYNESS used in a sentence.

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   2 days ago · noun. the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity. “they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers”. synonyms: hum. see more. see less. type of: action, activeness, activity. the state of being active.

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   1. Engaged in activity, as work; occupied. See Synonyms at active. 2. Characterized by or sustaining much activity: a busy morning; a busy street. 3. Being a busybody; meddlesome; prying. 4. Being in use, as a telephone line. 5. Cluttered with detail to the point of being distracting: a busy design. tr.v. bus·ied, bus·y·ing, bus·ies.

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   The meaning of BUSY is engaged in action : occupied. How to use busy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Busy.

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   BUSYNESS definition: the quality or condition of being busy | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

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    The earliest known use of the noun busyness is in the 1800s. OED's earliest evidence for busyness is from 1809, in the writing of Martin Archer Shee, portrait painter and writer. busyness is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busy adj., ‑ness suffix.