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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity;
- Example: "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"
- Example: "there is a constant hum of military preparation"
[syn: busyness, hum]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

busyness \busyness\ n. the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; as, they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

busyness n 1: the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation" [syn: busyness, hum]