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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

busyness

· IPA /ˈbɪz.ɪ.nɪs/
01 n. the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; as, they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers.
  1. 1.
    the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; as, they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers.