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Activity - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Activity : (noun)
1: any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational
activity" [ant: inactivity]
2: the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is
out of action" [syn: action, activeness] [ant: inaction,
inaction, inaction]
3: an organic process that takes place in the body;
"respiratory activity" [syn: bodily process, body
process, bodily function]
4: (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a
chemical reaction; "catalytic activity"
5: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by
the intent of human beings); "the action of natural
forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: natural process, natural
action, action]
6: the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and
energetically; "the level of activity declines with age"
[syn: activeness] [ant: inactiveness]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Activity : \Ac*tiv"i*ty\, n.; pl. Activities. [Cf. F.
activit['e], LL. activitas.]
The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility;
vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an
increasing variety of human activities. ``The activity of
toil.'' --Palfrey.
Syn: Liveliness; briskness; quickness.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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