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When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over.
George Carey

Meaning of "busyness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUSYNESS

busyness  [ˈbɪzɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUSYNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Busyness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUSYNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of busyness in the English dictionary

The definition of busyness in the dictionary is state of being busy. Other definition of busyness is state of being cluttered and overcrowded.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUSYNESS


ballsiness
ˈbɔːlzɪnəs
booziness
ˈbuːzɪnəs
breeziness
ˈbriːzɪnəs
cheesiness
ˈtʃiːzɪnəs
fizziness
ˈfɪzɪnəs
foziness
ˈfəʊzɪnəs
frizziness
ˈfrɪzɪnəs
frowsiness
ˈfraʊzɪnəs
frowziness
ˈfraʊzɪnəs
fuzziness
ˈfʌzɪnəs
gauziness
ˈɡɔːzɪnəs
glaziness
ˈɡleɪzɪnəs
jazziness
ˈdʒæzɪnəs
maziness
ˈmeɪzɪnəs
oleoresinous
ˌəʊlɪəʊˈrezɪnəs
ooziness
ˈuːzɪnəs
prosiness
ˈprəʊzɪnəs
quizziness
ˈkwɪzɪnəs
resinous
ˈrezɪnəs
rosinous
ˈrɒzɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUSYNESS

busticate
bustier
bustiest
bustiness
bustle
bustler
bustline
bustling
bustlingly
busty
busulfan
busuuti
busy
busy bee
busy Lizzie
busy signal
busybodies
busybody
busybodying
busywork

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUSYNESS

business
cageyness
coyness
dopeyness
dryness
everydayness
farawayness
gayness
glueyness
gooeyness
greyness
hokeyness
homeyness
mateyness
sameyness
shyness
slyness
spryness
uppityness
vaginal dryness
wryness

Synonyms and antonyms of busyness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «busyness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUSYNESS

Find out the translation of busyness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of busyness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «busyness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

忙碌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ocupaciones
570 millions of speakers

English

busyness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार्यरतता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانشغال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

занятость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ocupação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘন্টা ভিত্তিক ব্যস্ততা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affairement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesibukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geschäftigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

忙しさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바쁨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sibuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình trạng bận việc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பரபரப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यस्तता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meşguliyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

operosità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

busyness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зайнятість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

busyness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

busyness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besigwees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

busyness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

travelheten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of busyness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSYNESS»

The term «busyness» is regularly used and occupies the 95.770 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSYNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about busyness

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4 QUOTES WITH «BUSYNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word busyness.
1
George Carey
When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over.
2
Gunter Grass
If work and leisure are soon to be subordinated to this one utopian principle - absolute busyness - then utopia and melancholy will come to coincide: an age without conflict will dawn, perpetually busy - and without consciousness.
3
Arlie Russell Hochschild
What emotions would we experience if we weren't working ourselves to death? What wishes drive us? What fantasies hitch themselves to our continual busyness? Only when we step away from our frenzy can we know.
4
Iain McGilchrist
The nature of creativity is to make space for things to happen... We can drive it out with our busyness and plans.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUSYNESS»

Discover the use of busyness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to busyness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crazy Busy: A (mercifully) Short Book about a (really) Big ...
Highly practical and super short, Crazy Busy will help you put an end to "busyness as usual." Download the free study guide at CrazyBusyBook.com.
Kevin DeYoung, 2013
2
The Busy Christian's Guide to Busyness
Do you feel permanently trapped by your 24/7 lifestyle? While offering practical help to busy Christians, Tim Chester also opts for root-and-branch treatment: you need to deal radically with the things that are driving you.
Rajan S. Irudaya, Tim Chester, 2008
3
Beating: Busyness
Built around excerpts from top Discipleship Journal articles, Beating Busyness will help you identify and tackle stressful issues in your life through articles, questions, quotes, Scriptures, and related exercises.
Adam R. Holz, 1999
4
Manna for a Desert of Busyness: Praying Lenten Sunday Scripture
This book offers concise reflections on Lenten scriptures, the kind of reflections for those who hunger and thirst for justice in this desert of busyness.
Joseph A. Tetlow, 1988
5
Secrets from the Treadmill: Discover God's Rest in the ...
Offering practical and spiritual motives to engage in periods of rest, the book also provides realistic solutions for fitting Sabbaths into a busy life. Finally, it includes a chapter devoted to wise "resters" from the Bible.
Pete Briscoe, 2004
6
Beyond Busyness: Time Wisdom in an Hour
A book specially written to help YOU give up busyness in just one hour and get your life back Following the success of his previous book, Beyond Busyness: Time Wisdom for Ministry, Dr Stephen Cherry has distilled the essence of Time Wisdom ...
Stephen Cherry, 2013
7
The Effects of Social Ties and Internal Busyness of ...
Additionally, most studies that examine the work performed by boards' committees do so by examining each committee in isolation, ignoring the interplay between different committees.
Udi Hoitash, 2008
8
Busier Than Ever!: Why American Families Can't Slow Down
parts of society around busyness. A society of busyness may be reflected in material artifacts and the construction of places. Technological devices are central to busyness, and we have described the use of many throughout these pages.
Charles N. Darrah, Charles N. Darrah, James M. Freeman, and J.A. English-Lueck, 2007
9
Too Busy with Busyness to Hear God
I plead with you to stop being so busy at busyness that you fail to hear what God is saying and cannot see what God is doing. There will be no attempt to answer all the questions. I do not even know all the questions and certainly do not know ...
Roy D. Beaird, 2004
10
Learning to be Old: Gender, Culture, and Aging
9. -. Prescribed. Busyness. and. Its. Antidotes. The inequalities outlined in chapters 6 and 7 tell a story of women's aging often obscured in discussions of late life. What else is missing? Conscious aging additionally requires an awareness that ...
Margaret Cruikshank, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUSYNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term busyness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Meager Offerings on Tap -- Data Week Ahead Update
After the busyness of the first week of July, this week's economic calendar is pretty sparse. One key, albeit lagged, report will be the trade deficit ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
2
How Can We Keep Youth in the Church?
Marshman: I believe the greatest threat to families in the church today is busyness and lack of focus. Parents constantly feel like they are not ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
3
4 Tips for Enjoying Summer When You're a Busy Grown-up
We pay a high cost for busyness, and forget the value of downtime for mental, physical, and intellectual health. Try to remember that downtime ... «PayScale Career News, Jul 15»
4
Atwell stars in Marvel's Agent Carter series
That was my release, and how I felt I could get rid of all the busyness and the buzz and over-stimulation of this job, and put my mind at rest.". «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
5
A journey around Europe
The main difficulties with pedestrian travel are the hilly terrain, and the busyness of the main city. The entire city of Paris is only about 40 square ... «Odessa American, Jul 15»
6
And then it was summer, a time to rest, rest, rest
She is the Queen Bee when it comes to busyness and is buzzing all the time. I am the honey that flows rather slowly. Another important thing in ... «Ocala, Jul 15»
7
Foreign Policy, Interrupted
... Egypt's political carousel, I'd frequently encounter insecurity masquerading as modesty or busyness. “I'm just not read in enough on the topic. «ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of, Jul 15»
8
Flood of distractions dilute our view
One is the belief in busyness — that life being a scramble from one task to the next is just how it is these days. Who has time to keep others ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
9
Pulliam: Is Facebook killing our ability to relate?
Researching at the Indiana University School of Philanthropy, Konrath doesn't necessarily blame social media. The problem may be busyness ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
10
Central senior bookends final year with state titles
With baseball extending past the end of the school year, graduation and all of its associated festivities and the general busyness of life, he's ... «Suburbanite, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Busyness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/busyness>. Apr 2024 ».
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