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hectivities

hectivities is the plural of hectivity.

Meaning of hectivity

Noun

hectivity (countable and uncountable, plural hectivities)

  1. (uncountable) A state of constant, frenzied, and typically stressful activity.
    • I headed from my apartment over to a corner diner for a late break fast^([sic]), and I don't recall the normal crush of people packing the New York streets or the usual hectivity.2002, John Ridley, A Conversation with the Mann, Warner Books, published 2002, →ISBN
  2. (countable) A frenetic or stressful activity.
    • Out here on the Pacific, there's no rush, no tension, none of the "hectivities" of everyday life ashore.1962 March 11, “A Day on a Luxury Liner, Cruising on a Sunlit Sea”, in Boston Globe

Questions about hectivities

What is hectivities the plural of?
Hectivities is the plural of hectivity.

Words near hectivities in the dictionary

  1. hectick
  2. hecticks
  3. hecticly
  4. hecticness
  5. hectics
  6. hectivities
  7. hectivity
  8. hecto-
  9. hectoamp
  10. hectoampere
  11. hectoamperes

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