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busyness

bu·sy·ness

UK/ˈbɪz.i.nɪs/ US/ˈbɪz.i.nəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

  • “they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers”
  • “there is a constant hum of military preparation”
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Origin

From busy + -ness; the ⟨y⟩ (-y) is kept to distinguish from business (of which it is a doublet), which is derived from the same two morphemes but by regular spelling rules.

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