activity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: activity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for activity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
activity n any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" Antonym(s): inactivity the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" Synonym(s): action, activity, activeness Antonym(s): inaction, inactiveness, inactivity an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" Synonym(s): bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity" a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" Synonym(s): natural process, natural action, action, activity the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age" Synonym(s): activeness, activity Antonym(s): inactiveness, inactivity, inertia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Activity \Activ"ity\, n.; pl. {Activities}. [Cf. F. activit[82], 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. [bd]The activity of toil.[b8] --Palfrey. Syn: Liveliness; briskness; quickness.