Activity definition

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activities
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Any specific action or pursuit.

Recreational activities.

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The intensity of a radioactive source.
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An active force.
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The state of being active.
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Energetic action; liveliness; alertness.
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Energetic action or movement; liveliness.
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The quality or state of being active; action.
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An educational process or procedure intended to stimulate learning through actual experience.
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The ability to react with other chemicals.
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A thermodynamic quantity which represents the effective concentration of a substance in a reacting chemical system.
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The definition of activity is something that you do or something that is going on.

Going to the movies is an example of an activity.

A parade is an example of activity.

A room where a lot of people are moving about is an example of a room alive with activity.

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Use (of internet, playstation, bank account etc.).
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Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.

Quilting can be an enjoyable activity.

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A physiological process.

Respiratory activity.

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A specified pursuit in which a person partakes.
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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities.

Pit row was abuzz with activity.

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Something done as an action or a movement.

The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.

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A normal function of the body or mind.
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The ability to take part in a chemical reaction.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
activity
Plural:
activities

Origin of activity

  • From Middle French activité, from Latin activitas.

    From Wiktionary

Activity Sentence Examples

  • Their activity is off the charts.

  • All the activity and lack of sleep was catching up with her and she was exhausted.

  • There is no longer the measured quiet sound of throbbing activity, like the sound of boiling water, but diverse discordant sounds of disorder.

  • The parking lot was empty, and the only sign of unusual activity was the open gate.

  • His activity in Moscow was as amazing and as full of genius as elsewhere.

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