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ac·tiv·i·ty

activity

 
 
pronunciation:
aek tI vih ti
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part of speech: noun
inflections: activities
definition 1: An activity is something you spend time doing. Some activities are reading, playing a game, swimming, and cooking.
My favorite activity after school this winter was ice skating. I learned how to skate backwards!
 
synonyms:
act, action, deed, event, work
similar words:
assignment, feat, labor, practice, project, task
definition 2: When there is a lot of activity somewhere, it means that there are a lot of people or animals moving around and doing things.
The streets were filled with activity during the festival.
synonyms:
action, movement
similar words:
liveliness
definition 3: The activity of something is what it does and how it works.
Scientists are studying the activity of the brain.
synonyms:
functioning, performance, power
similar words:
behavior, energy, operation, process
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