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ACTIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
Example:
the level of activity declines with age
Synonyms:
activeness; activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("activeness" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Attribute:
active (characterized by energetic activity)
inactive (not active physically or mentally)
active (disposed to take action or effectuate change)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "activeness"):
animation; brio; invigoration; spiritedness; vivification (quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous)
dynamism; oomph; pizzaz; pizzazz; zing (the activeness of an energetic personality)
Antonym:
inactiveness (a disposition to remain inactive or inert)
Derivation:
active (characterized by energetic activity)
active (full of activity or engaged in continuous activity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being active
Example:
he is out of action
Synonyms:
action; activeness; activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("activeness" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Attribute:
active ((of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "activeness"):
agency (the state of being in action or exerting power)
busyness; hum (the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity)
behavior; behaviour (the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances)
eructation; eruption; extravasation ((of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed))
operation (the state of being in effect or being operative)
overdrive (the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration)
play (a state in which action is feasible)
swing (a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity)
Antonym:
inactiveness (the state of being inactive)
Derivation:
active (engaged in full-time work)
active (tending to become more severe or wider in scope)
active (disposed to take action or effectuate change)
active ((of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt)
active (exerting influence or producing a change or effect)
active ((of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions)
active (in operation)
active (taking part in an activity)
active (engaged in or ready for military or naval operations)
