busyness
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/ˈbɪz.i.nɪs/
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/ˈbɪz.i.nɪs/ · /ˈbɪz.i.nəs/ · /ˈbɪz.i.nɛs/
Definition of busyness
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)The state of being busy.
“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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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.
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