activity

noun
/ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/UK/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin āctīvitāsder. Middle French activitébor. English activity From Middle French activité, from Latin activitas. Equivalent to active + -ity.

  1. derived from activitas
  2. borrowed from activité

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being active

    The state or quality of being active; activeness.

    • Pit row was abuzz with activity.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:activity.
  2. Something done as an action or a movement.

    • The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.
  3. Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an…

    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.
    • Quilting can be an enjoyable activity.
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no…

      The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.

    2. The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it

      The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie

    3. The property of substances to react with other substances

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for activity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA