busyness

[biz-ee-nis]

the quality or condition of being busy.

lively but meaningless activity.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1840–50; busy + -ness

Related formsnon·bus·y·ness, noun

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There can nothing equal the busyness of a man hastening to perfect his arrangements before a flight of ducks is due to start.
The Killer|Stewart Edward White
Samarra camp was a swirl of dust after the day's busyness; almost a faery place in the last sunlight.
The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad|Edward John Thompson
Add the ordinary impediments of life, and admire my busyness.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
The men whose devoted lives have made history great have seen in creation's busyness more than aimless shuddering.
The Meaning of Faith|Harry Emerson Fosdick

Phillida was framed in the open square, and shook a dustcloth at us by way of greeting and evidence of her busyness.
The Thing from the Lake|Eleanor M. Ingram