busyness

/ˈbɪzinəs/

nounbiz · y · ness

Think: “Business is busy”—busyness is spelled like BUSINESS, then swap the last letters to make -NESS (busi + ness).

Yes, it's busyness. The tricky part is the middle: it sounds like “biz,” but it’s spelled with BUSY → busi- + -ness.

Definition

  1. nounthe state of being busy; the amount of activity or work happening

Examples

  • “The busyness of the airport increased as the holiday weekend began.”
  • “She missed the quiet of summer after the busyness of the school year.”
  • “Despite the busyness of the morning, he took time to answer every email carefully.”

Synonyms

activityhustlebustleworkloadhecticness

Antonyms

idlenessleisurestillness

Translations

ES ajetreoPT agitaçãoFR activité

Common misspellings

busynesssbusy-nessbusinesbussynessbusyinessbusynessbusinessbusinesness

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