busyness
See also: busy-ness
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈbɪz.ɪ.nɪs/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɪz.ɪ.nəs/
Noun
editbusyness (uncountable)
- The state of being busy.
- 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 17, in The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
- She moved back to the table, and her busyness expressed her purpose but also perhaps hid some sort of regret at the news.
- 2023 June 15, Kat Moon, “Ashley Park’s Main Character Energy From ‘Joy Ride’ Is Here To Stay: ‘I’m Treating Myself Like A Lead Now’”, in Women's Health[1]:
- The actor has also visited acupuncture and massage therapists more regularly to prime her body for the busyness of her schedule.