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activity

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As a noun, activity means the state or quality of being active.

Meanings of activity

11 meanings

The state or quality of being active; activeness.
“Pit row was abuzz with activity.”
Something done as an action or a movement.
“The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.”
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.”
grammarsemanticsThe lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
physicsThe number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
The propery of substances to react with other substances
Any specific behavior
“they avoided all recreational activity”
An organic process that takes place in the body
“respiratory activity”
Similar: bodily process, body process, bodily function
(chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction
“catalytic activity”
A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
“the action of natural forces”
“volcanic activity”
Similar: natural process, natural action, action
The trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
“the level of activity declines with age”
Similar: activeness