busyness
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busy (ˈbɪzɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Example sentences
But many opera productions err on the side of busyness.
It tells us whether our effort--our busyness--is actually getting us anywhere.
Indeed the sky's a huge, open relief from all the busyness below, but that cluttered landscape is itself immense.
We pause to take a break from the busyness of the day to refresh ourselves and renew our hearts.
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