activity

English

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
  • (countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
  • (countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
  • (grammar) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French activité derived from Latin activitas.

Origin

Latin

activitas

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