Word: busyness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bus
y
ness
Definition: The state of being busy; unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
Morphemes:
Affix: busy
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz