Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

activeness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: ac-tive-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being active.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Erickson et al. proposed a visualization method of representing the activenesses of discussions by the positions of circles that correspond to participants."

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English activeness From active + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

activenesses (plural)

Synonyms

activity action

Questions

What does activeness mean?: The state or quality of being active.
Where does activeness come from?: Etymology tree Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English activeness From active + -ness.

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