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busyness

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɪz.i.nɪs/Part of speech nounSorted bensssuyStarts with BEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word 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.

Used in a sentence

  • She moved back to the table, and her busyness expressed her purpose but also perhaps hid some sort of regret at the news.
  • A world without rigid temporal boundaries gave some a rare chance to relax and regroup after many years of busyness.
  • The actor has also visited acupuncture and massage therapists more regularly to prime her body for the busyness of her schedule.

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