activity
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.86 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
Countable
noun
The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Pit row was abuzz with activity."
- "For quotations using this term, see Citations:activity."
- "There has been a controversy in this sphere between economic materialism and the version of Marxism which ascribes an active and independent historical function to 'subjective' factors, i.e. the workings of the intellect and freely directed political activity."
- "The activity for the morning was a walk to the store."
- "An increasing number of sports activities are on offer at the university."
- "Quilting can be an enjoyable activity."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin āctīvitāsder. Middle French activitébor. English activity From Middle French activité, from Latin activitas. Equivalent to active + -ity.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/
- British English: /ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/