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bus·y·ness

   [biz-ee-nis]
noun
1.
the quality or condition of being busy.
2.
lively but meaningless activity.
Origin:
1840–50; busy + -ness

Related forms
non·bus·y·ness, noun
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busy (ˈbɪzɪ)
 
—adj , busier, busiest
1.  actively or fully engaged; occupied
2.  crowded with or characterized by activity: a busy day
3.  chiefly (US), (Canadian) (of a room, telephone line, etc) in use; engaged
4.  overcrowded with detail: a busy painting
5.  meddlesome; inquisitive; prying
 
—vb , busier, busiest, busies, busying, busied
6.  (tr) to make or keep (someone, esp oneself) busy; occupy
 
[Old English bisig; related to Middle Dutch besich, perhaps to Latin festīnāre to hurry]
 
'busyness
 
—n

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busyness
1849, first attested in Thoreau, from busy + -ness. A modern formation made necessary after business evolved away from busy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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