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activity

  • noun
  • /ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

Example

“Pit row was abuzz with activity.”

Other meanings

  1. Something done as an action or a movement.

    “The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.”

  2. Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.

    “An increasing number of sports activities are on offer at the university.”

Synonyms

  • action

Antonyms

  • rest

Related words

  • autoactivity
  • bioactivity
  • coactivity
  • counteractivity
  • crifanac
  • cyberactivity
  • cytoactivity
  • electroactivity
  • fanac
  • funtivity
  • hectivity
  • hyperactivity

Example sentences

  • “Learning a language is a social activity.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “Retirement is the moment when the worker ceases his activity to rest.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Latin "activitas".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “activity” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.