# busyness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɪz.ɪ.nɪs/ · frequency rank #88,163

## Definitions
1. The state of being busy.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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