busyness

Definitions


[ˈbɪzɪnɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the state or condition of having a great deal to do
(e.g: it's easy to get caught up in the busyness of life)

- the quality of being excessively detailed or decorated
(e.g: the busyness of the interior design)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: from busy + -ness. The word business was used in the sense ‘the state of being busy’ from Middle English down to the 18th century, but is now differentiated as busyness.




definition by Oxford Dictionaries