Dictionary definitions and meanings of the word activity

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This post talks about the dictionary definition and meanings of the English word activity. phonetic, phonetics, origin, meanings


Phonetic

akˈtɪvɪti


Phonetics

Text pronounciation: undefined

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Origin of the word

late Middle English: from French activité or late Latin activitas, from Latin act- ‘done’, from the verb agere .


Meanings

Part Of speech

noun

Definition

the condition in which things are happening or being done.

Example

there has been a sustained level of activity in the economy


Definition

a thing that a person or group does or has done.

Example

the firm's marketing activities

Synonyms

pursuit,occupation,venture,undertaking,enterprise,project,scheme,business,job,affair,task,campaign,interest,hobby,pastime,recreation,diversion,entertainment,act,action,deed,doing,exploit,manoeuvre,thing,lark,caper


Definition

a thermodynamic quantity representing the effective concentration of a particular component in a solution or other system, equal to its concentration multiplied by an activity coefficient.

Example

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