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activity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(UK) audio
[ækˈtɪv.ə.ɾi] weak vowel merger
/ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ weak vowel distinction
[ækˈtɪv.ə.ɾi] (Australia)
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/ weak vowel merger
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/ (Australia)
[ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi] weak vowel distinction
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/ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

(uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
- Pit row was abuzz with activity.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:activity.
(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
- 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. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 158:
- The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.
(countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
- Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth. 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
- An increasing number of sports activities are on offer at the university.
- Quilting can be an enjoyable activity.
(countable, uncountable) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
- […]distinctions among states of affairs are reflected to a striking degree in distinctions among Aktionsart types. That is, situations are expressed by state verbs or predicates, events by achievement verbs or predicates, and actions by activity verbs or predicates. 1997, Robert van Valin, Randy LaPolla, Syntax, page 92:
(countable, uncountable) The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
(countable, uncountable) The property of substances to react with other substances

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
activities	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (216)

hu tevékenység (something done as an action or a movement) · sk aktivita (something done as an action or a movement) · et aktiivsus (state or quality of being active) · sea ektiviti (something done as an action or a movement) · cmn 活動 /活动 (state or quality of being active) · be дзе́йнасьць (state or quality of being active) · fr activité (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ps فعاليت (state or quality of being active) · sk ruch (state or quality of being active) · tr aktivite (state or quality of being active) · af aktiwiteit (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · bg дея́телност (state or quality of being active) · tr faaliyet (state or quality of being active) · nan-hbl 活動 /活动 (state or quality of being active) · es actividad (property of substances to react with other substances) · de Unternehmung (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · sv sysselsättning (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · sh акти́вно̄ст (state or quality of being active) · th การเคลื่อนไหว (something done as an action or a movement) · es actividad (state or quality of being active) · fi toiminta (state or quality of being active) · sl aktívnost (something done as an action or a movement) · ga fuadar (state or quality of being active) · ja 活動 (state or quality of being active) · he מַעַשׂ (state or quality of being active) · pl aktywność (state or quality of being active) · bg де́йност (state or quality of being active) · kk белсенділік (state or quality of being active) · sk koníček (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ur سَرْگَرْمِی (something done as an action or a movement) · sc faìna (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · he פְּעִילוּת (something done as an action or a movement) · sk záľuba (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · el δραστηριότητα (state or quality of being active) · sco acteevity (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ota فعالیت (state or quality of being active) · la actiō (state or quality of being active) · es actividad (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · sk činnosť (something done as an action or a movement) · fi tekeminen (something done as an action or a movement) · ms aktiviti (state or quality of being active) · vi hoạt động (state or quality of being active) · ast actividá (state or quality of being active) · pt atividade (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ru де́ло (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ka აქტიურობა (something done as an action or a movement) · uk дія́льність (something done as an action or a movement) · nl activiteit (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · cs aktivita (state or quality of being active) · be чы́ннасць (state or quality of being active) · nl activiteit (something done as an action or a movement) · ca activitat (something done as an action or a movement) · sl aktívnost (state or quality of being active) · da aktivitet (state or quality of being active) · uk акти́вність (something done as an action or a movement) · tl kabilusan (state or quality of being active) · ro activitate (something done as an action or a movement) · fi aktiivisuus (state or quality of being active) · pl aktywność (something done as an action or a movement) · nl actief (state or quality of being active) · de Aktivität (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ka მოქმედება (state or quality of being active) · nl activiteit (state or quality of being active) · sc faìna (state or quality of being active) · ru заня́тие (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · nl werkzaamheid (something done as an action or a movement) · sq aktivitet (state or quality of being active) · sk aktivita (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ko 활동 (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · pl czynność (state or quality of being active) · grc ἐνέργεια (state or quality of being active) · ml പ്രവൃത്തി (something done as an action or a movement) · fi aktiviteetti (something done as an action or a movement) · sv sysselsättning (something done as an action or a movement) · fa-ira فَعالِیَّت (state or quality of being active) · cy gweithgaredd (something done as an action or a movement) · hi क्रिया (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · da aktivitet (something done as an action or a movement) · nb aktivitet (something done as an action or a movement) · ca activitat (state or quality of being active) · ast actividá (something done as an action or a movement) · be дзе́йнасць (state or quality of being active) · it attività (state or quality of being active) · lt aktyvùmas (state or quality of being active) · yue 活動 /活动 (state or quality of being active) · de Handlung (something done as an action or a movement) · gd gnìomhachd (something done as an action or a movement) · ti ንጥፈት (something done as an action or a movement) · gl actividade (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · id aktivitas (something done as an action or a movement) · uk дія́льність (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · lv aktivitāte (state or quality of being active) · uk акти́вність (state or quality of being active) · id kegiatan (something done as an action or a movement) · fr activité (something done as an action or a movement) · ml പ്രവർത്തനം (state or quality of being active) · gl actividade (something done as an action or a movement) · egy st-t:a:Z1 (something done as an action or a movement) · pt atividade (state or quality of being active) · gd gnìomhachd (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · fi aktiviteetti (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · it attività (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · it svago (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ms aktivitas (state or quality of being active) · ru де́йствие (something done as an action or a movement) · id kegiatan (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · hu elfoglaltság (state or quality of being active) · sc faìna (something done as an action or a movement) · wuu 活動 /活动 (state or quality of being active) · hi सक्रियता (state or quality of being active) · sco acteevity (something done as an action or a movement) · id aktivitas (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ja 活動 (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · sk aktivita (state or quality of being active) · sa प्रयोगः (something done as an action or a movement) · ms aktiviti (something done as an action or a movement) · bg акти́вност (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ja アクティビティー (property of substances to react with other substances) · ro activitate (state or quality of being active) · hy գործունեություն (state or quality of being active) · uk дія́льність (state or quality of being active) · grc ἐνέργεια (something done as an action or a movement) · gl actividade (state or quality of being active) · be акты́ўнасць (state or quality of being active) · sh aktívnōst (state or quality of being active) · es actividad (something done as an action or a movement) · fi tekeminen (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · be чы́ннасьць (state or quality of being active) · pt atividade (something done as an action or a movement) · ur فَعالِیَت (state or quality of being active) · gd spòrs (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ms kegiatan (something done as an action or a movement) · nn aktivitet (something done as an action or a movement) · sv aktivitet (something done as an action or a movement) · tg фаъолият (state or quality of being active) · maz b'ɇpji (something done as an action or a movement) · sl dejávnost (state or quality of being active) · uz faoliyat (state or quality of being active) · nb aktivitet (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · de Aktivität (state or quality of being active) · ml പ്രയോഗം (something done as an action or a movement) · fr activité (state or quality of being active) · de Aktivität (property of substances to react with other substances) · az fəallıq (state or quality of being active) · ta செயல் (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · de Tätigkeit (something done as an action or a movement) · ja 活動 (something done as an action or a movement) · cs čilost (state or quality of being active) · ru мероприя́тие (something done as an action or a movement) · uz faollik (state or quality of being active) · sv verksamhet (state or quality of being active) · el δραστηριότητα (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · nn aktivitet (state or quality of being active) · ar نَشَاط (state or quality of being active) · be дзе́яльнасць (state or quality of being active) · he פְּעִילוּת (state or quality of being active) · sl dejávnost (something done as an action or a movement) · ja アクティビティー (state or quality of being active) · mi hohenga (state or quality of being active) · fr activité (property of substances to react with other substances) · sv aktivitet (state or quality of being active) · sv aktivitet (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ro activitate (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · be дзе́яльнасьць (state or quality of being active) · ky ишмерлик (state or quality of being active) · af aktiwiteit (something done as an action or a movement) · nl beweging (something done as an action or a movement) · be акты́ўнасьць (state or quality of being active) · de Aktivität (something done as an action or a movement) · he פְּעִילוּת (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · ml പ്രവൃത്തി (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · da aktivitet (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · az fəaliyyət (state or quality of being active) · fa-ira فَعالِیَت (state or quality of being active) · ms aktivitas (something done as an action or a movement) · tr aktivite (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · mi ngohe (state or quality of being active) · ru де́ло (something done as an action or a movement) · ko 활동 (state or quality of being active) · uz aktivlik (state or quality of being active) · ru де́ятельность (state or quality of being active) · bg акти́вност (state or quality of being active) · ko 활동 (something done as an action or a movement) · mt attività (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · fi toiminta (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · nb aktivitet (state or quality of being active) · pt actividade (property of substances to react with other substances) · uk чи́нність (state or quality of being active) · af aktiwiteit (state or quality of being active) · hi क्रिया (something done as an action or a movement) · ta செயல் (something done as an action or a movement) · it attività (property of substances to react with other substances) · cdo 活動 /活动 (state or quality of being active) · it attività (something done as an action or a movement) · pl działalność (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · bg де́йност (something done as an action or a movement) · fi toiminta (something done as an action or a movement) · el δράση (something done as an action or a movement) · eo aktiveco (state or quality of being active) · ms kegiatan (state or quality of being active) · th กิจกรรม (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · nn aktivitet (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · mk активност (state or quality of being active) · az aktivlik (state or quality of being active) · cs činnost (something done as an action or a movement) · ru акти́вность (state or quality of being active) · mt attività (something done as an action or a movement) · cmn 動作 /动作 (something done as an action or a movement) · hy գործունեություն (something done as an action or a movement) · ko 액티비티 (property of substances to react with other substances) · cs aktivita (something done for pleasure or entertainment) · et tegevus (something done as an action or a movement) · ky активдүүлүк (state or quality of being active) · eo aktivaĵo (something done as an action or a movement) · nb virksomhet (state or quality of being active) · ug پائالىيەت (state or quality of being active)

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