busyness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *busyness*:
NOUN	state	busyness, hum	the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

English > *busyness*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	The state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity.
Example	"they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"
Synonym	hum
Broader	action, activity, activeness	The state of being active
Adjectives	busy	actively or fully engaged or occupied
	busy	crowded with or characterized by much activity
	busy	(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability

HyperDic: busyness