busyness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being busy.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɪz.i.nɪs/ /ˈbɪz.i.nəs/ /ˈbɪz.i.nɛs/

Word forms

busyness busy-ness busynesse

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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