activity

Plural: activities

Noun

• A state of being active; vigorous action or movement.
• any specific behavior
  • "they avoided all recreational activity"
• the state of being active
  • "his sphere of activity"
• an organic process that takes place in the body
  • "respiratory activity"
• (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)
  • "volcanic activity"
• the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
  • "the level of activity declines with age"
• The state or quality of being active; activeness.
• Something done as an action or a movement.
• Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
• The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
• The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
• The property of substances to react with other substances

Examples

• An increasing number of sports activities are on offer at the university.
• Pit row was abuzz with activity.
• Quilting can be an enjoyable activity.
• The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.
• There was a flurry of activity as both players raced to find a bingo.

Synonyms

action, activeness, bodily function, bodily process, body process, natural action, natural process, activity, doings, endeavor, enterprise, pursuance, pursuit, undertaking, venture

Antonyms

inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, passivity, rest

Related Words

active, doer, occurrence