busyness

noun

busy·​ness ˈbi-zē-nəs 

: a busy quality or state: such as

a

: the state of having or being involved in many activities

the busyness of her schedule

What with the busyness of the holidays and that conviction, I didn't pay much attention to my bird feeder for the next few days.

—Emily Pasquale

b

: the state of having many details

Consider other factors as well, such as color contrast, pattern busyness, and furnishings sizes.

—Better Homes and Gardens

Examples of busyness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, parents stuff their kids' schedules with things to do, mimicking the trend towards busyness that adults have created for themselves. —Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025

All that constant busyness trains your brain to expect endless action—and get irritable the second things slow down. —Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 June 2025

And witnessing the autumn busyness of falling leaves become winter’s bare trees never disappoints. —Liesel Davis, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2025

While individuals can play a role in protecting their own boundaries, pushing back on unnecessary meetings, and adopting technological scheduling assistants, organizational cultural shifts are needed to stop this trend of busyness from collecting further momentum. —Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for busyness

• equinus
• coyness
• dryness
• highness
• linus
• minus
• pinus
• shyness
• sinus