Meaning & use
activeness
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UK/ˈæktɪvnəs/
US/ˈæktɪvnəs/
Meaning
noununcountablerare
The quality or state of being active, lively or involved.
Grammar: Mass noun: her activeness impressed us.
Patterns
- the activeness of someone
The activeness of the volunteers kept the project moving.
Doctors praised his activeness after the surgery.
Her activeness in the community is well known.
Common combinations
- physical activeness
- Physical activeness helps older adults stay healthy.
- mental activeness
- Puzzles encourage mental activeness.
- level of activeness
- Her level of activeness impressed the coach.
- social activeness
- Social activeness reduces loneliness.
Synonyms and how they differ
- activity
- Activity is the usual noun and sounds more natural.
- liveliness
- Liveliness stresses energy and spirit rather than just being involved.
- energy
- Energy refers to the power to act and is more common.
Opposites
inactivitypassivity
Word family
Commonly confused: activeness or activism?
activeness vs activism
Activism means campaigning for change, not general energy.
Practice
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Activity is the usual noun. Actively is an adverb and does not fit as a noun.
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