activity n
1. any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity" [ant: inactivity]
2. the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" [syn: action, activeness] [ant: inaction, inaction, inaction]
3. an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" [syn: bodily process, body process, bodily function]
4. (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity"
5. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: natural process, natural action, action]
6. the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age" [syn: activeness] [ant: inactiveness]

Activity \Ac*tiv"i*ty\, n.; pl. Activities. [Cf. F. activit['e], LL. activitas.] The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities. ``The activity of toil.'' --Palfrey. Syn: Liveliness; briskness; quickness.

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