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hectivity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /hɛkˈtɪv.ɪ.tiː/ (UK)
  • /hɛkˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ (General-American)
  • [hɛkˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi] (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of hectic + activity.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A state of constant, frenzied, and typically stressful activity.
    • I headed from my apartment over to a corner diner for a late break fast^([sic]), and I don't recall the normal crush of people packing the New York streets or the usual hectivity. 2002, John Ridley, A Conversation with the Mann, Warner Books, published 2002, →ISBN:
  2. (countable) A frenetic or stressful activity.
    • Out here on the Pacific, there's no rush, no tension, none of the "hectivities" of everyday life ashore. 1962 March 11, “A Day on a Luxury Liner, Cruising on a Sunlit Sea”, in Boston Globe:

Forms

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Translations (2)

fi hektisyys (frenetic activity) · fi hektisyys (state of frenzied activity)