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busyness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun busyness has 1 sense
- busyness(n = noun.state) hum - 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" is a kind of action, activeness, activity
Derived forms adjective busy4, adjective busy1, adjective busy5
CIDE DICTIONARY
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]
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