activity
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French activité, from Latin activitas.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
activity (countable and uncountable, plural activities)
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness; the state of having many things happening
- Pit row was abuzz with activity.
- (countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
- The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.
- (countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
- 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
- Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
- An increasing number of sports activities are on offer at the university.
- Quilting can be an enjoyable activity.
- Use (of internet, Playstation, bank account etc.).
Usage notesEdit
- Adjectives often used with "activity": increased, decreased, high, low, volcanic, seismic, eruptive, intellectual, physical, mental, spiritual, muscular, cerebral, favorite, recreational, practical, cultural, artistic, literary, musical, political, diplomatic, military, domestic, voluntary, missionary, chemical, optical, productive, reproductive, industrial, commercial, etc.
SynonymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:activity
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- activity book
- activity stream
- activity trap
- beehive of activity
- catalytic activity
- extravehicular activity
- hive of activity
- nonactivity
- optical activity
- overactivity
- radioactivity
- self-activity
- subactivity
- ultrahazardous activity
- underactivity
- zone of polarizing activity
TranslationsEdit
state or quality of being active
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something done as an action or a movement
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something done for pleasure or entertainment
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Further readingEdit
- activity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- activity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911