busynessn.

Brit.

/ˈbɪzɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈbɪzinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < busy adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier business n., which is now obsolete in the corresponding senses except as used punningly on other senses of that word. Compare note at business n. I.

The state or condition of being busy; busy quality or activity; = business n. I.For the distinction between business and busyness see the etymology.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun]

busyingeOE

busyOE

busyship?c1225

busyhead1340

occupation?1387

occupyinga1400

businessc1405

vacationc1450

employing1459

employment1542

entertainment1551

activity1570

trade1591

negotiation1628

engagement1661

employ1675

busyness1809

occupancy1826

carry-on1917

1809 M. A. Shee Elements Art 66 Violent exertion carries with it an air of busyness.

1849 H. D. Thoreau Week Concord & Merrimack Rivers 380 Behind every man's busy-ness there should be a level of undisturbed serenity.

1868 A. D. Whitney Patience Strong's Outings vii The bright brisk busyness of the squirrel.

1880 Macmillan's Mag. May 53 An interesting example of the busyness of rumour.

1929 J. Buchan Courts of Morning iii. 351 It was a week of desperate busyness.

1961 A. Wilson Old Men at Zoo vii. 323 Nothing could chill the warmth I generated in my cocoon of busyness.

2006 Psychologies (U.K. ed.) July (Self-Test Special Suppl.) 36/1 In the heads-down busyness of family life, it's hard to step back and see how we're doing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	busyness
释义	busynessn. Brit. /ˈbɪzɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈbɪzinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < busy adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier business n., which is now obsolete in the corresponding senses except as used punningly on other senses of that word. Compare note at business n. I. The state or condition of being busy; busy quality or activity; = business n. I.For the distinction between business and busyness see the etymology. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] busyingeOE busyOE busyship?c1225 busyhead1340 occupation?1387 occupyinga1400 businessc1405 vacationc1450 employing1459 employment1542 entertainment1551 activity1570 trade1591 negotiation1628 engagement1661 employ1675 busyness1809 occupancy1826 carry-on1917 1809 M. A. Shee Elements Art 66 Violent exertion carries with it an air of busyness. 1849 H. D. Thoreau Week Concord & Merrimack Rivers 380 Behind every man's busy-ness there should be a level of undisturbed serenity. 1868 A. D. Whitney Patience Strong's Outings vii The bright brisk busyness of the squirrel. 1880 Macmillan's Mag. May 53 An interesting example of the busyness of rumour. 1929 J. Buchan Courts of Morning iii. 351 It was a week of desperate busyness. 1961 A. Wilson Old Men at Zoo vii. 323 Nothing could chill the warmth I generated in my cocoon of busyness. 2006 Psychologies (U.K. ed.) July (Self-Test Special Suppl.) 36/1 In the heads-down busyness of family life, it's hard to step back and see how we're doing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1809
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