hectivity
UK/hɛkˈtɪv.ɪ.tiː/US/hɛkˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
hectivity noun: a state of constant, frenzied, and typically stressful activity.
Noun
hectivity (countable and uncountable, plural hectivities)
- 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
- 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
Forms of hectivity
| plural | hectivities |
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Origin of hectivity
Blend of hectic + activity.
Words that rhyme with hectivity
- nativity
- activity
- privity
- relativity
- normativity
- binormativity
- homonormativity
- snacktivity
- transnormativity
- affectivity
- allonormativity
- cisheteronormativity
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Questions about hectivity
- What does hectivity mean?
- Hectivity means a state of constant, frenzied, and typically stressful activity.
- What part of speech is hectivity?
- Hectivity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hectivity?
- Hectivity is pronounced /hɛkˈtɪv.ɪ.tiː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hectivity?
- The plural of hectivity is hectivities.
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