busyness

== English == === Alternative forms === busy-ness busynesse (obsolete) === Etymology === From busy +‎ -ness; the ⟨y⟩ (-y) is kept to distinguish from business (of which it is a doublet), which is derived from the same two morphemes but by regular spelling rules. === Pronunciation === (Western) IPA(key): /ˈbɪz.ɪ.nɪs/ IPA(key): /ˈbɪz.ɪ.nəs/ (weak vowel merger) (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈbɪz.i.nɛs/ Homophone: business (for some speakers) === Noun === busyness (uncountable) The state of being busy. ==== Related terms ==== business ==== Translations ====