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activity.

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/Received-Pronunciation/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/[ækˈtɪv.ə.ɾi]/ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
  1. The state or quality of being active; activeness.

    uncountable
    Pit row was abuzz with activity.
  2. Something done as an action or a movement.

    countable
    The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.
  3. Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.

    countable
    An increasing number of sports activities are on offer at the university.
    Quilting can be an enjoyable activity.
  4. The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie

    countable · uncountable
  6. The property of substances to react with other substances

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin āctīvitāsder. Middle French activitébor. English activity From Middle French activité, from Latin activitas. Equivalent to active + -ity.

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