busyness

See also: busy-ness

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

busyness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being busy.
    • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 17, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
      She moved back to the table, and her busyness expressed her purpose but also perhaps hid some sort of regret at the news.
    • 2016, Benjamin H. Snyder, The Disrupted Workplace […] , Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 144:
      A world without rigid temporal boundaries gave some a rare chance to relax and regroup after many years of busyness.
    • 2023 June 15, Kat Moon, “Ashley Park’s Main Character Energy From ‘Joy Ride’ Is Here To Stay: ‘I’m Treating Myself Like A Lead Now’”, in Women's Health‎[1]:
      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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