the state of being active; " his sphere of activity"; " he is out of action"

the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; " the level of activity declines with age"

( chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; " catalytic activity"

an organic process that takes place in the body; " respiratory activity"

any specific activity; " they avoided all recreational activity"

a process existing in or produced by nature ( rather than by the intent of human beings); " the action of natural forces"; " volcanic activity"

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities.

Activeness.

Energy; quickness in doing; the quality of doing promptly.

Quality of being active; agility; operation.

The quality of being active; action.

In the meantime the squid had awakened to furious activity. – The Boy Scouts Book of Stories by Various

She has stirred young girls towards the wide activity of life. – Invisible Links by Selma Lagerlof

It was the final activity of Night Riders in that community. – Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly

Some field of activity and happiness he will doubtless find, in due measure to his capacity for being active and happy. – The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 2 (of 10) by Edith Wharton

Enough has been quoted from these letters to show the extraordinary mental activity of the man. – The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Walter Besant

At length, hearing those below utter a cry of dismay, he awoke to sudden activity. – Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Stanley J. Weyman

" I have reason to believe," said the Professor, " that my position here will prove to be only a stepping- stone to some wider scene of scientific activity. – Round the Red Lamp Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life by Arthur Conan Doyle

In Holland there was a yet more wide- spread activity. – The Book of Art for Young People by Agnes Conway Sir Martin Conway

That same hour had seen intense activity in another quarter. – The Master Mystery by Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey

Much of this effect may be produced by an unconscious activity which Coleridge recognised as a part of the activity of genius. – Personality in Literature by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James

They never required me to buy a ticket to any school activity. – The-Life-of-Me-an-autobiography by Johnson, Clarence Edgar

Just now there was unusual activity about the grounds. – The-Circus-Boys-on-the-Flying-Rings-or-Making-the-Start-in-the-Sawdust-Life by Darlington, Edgar B. P.

We must think next of how to employ that mental activity which, rightly developed, is one of the most valuable qualities that you possess. – The Black Robe by Wilkie Collins

Believe it, when the soul is out of the body it is a most pure activity, all sense, all knowledge. – The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning

It was the still that comes with activity suspended. – Hillsboro People by Dorothy Canfield

Pamela was startled, but she was startled into activity. – The Truants by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

In every field of thought and activity monasticism wrought good and evil. – A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Alfred Wesley Wishart

Much activity is manifested on our front. – Three Years in the Federal Cavalry by Willard Glazier

The year opened with promise of greater activity and higher public honours than Raleigh had yet displayed and enjoyed. – Raleigh by Edmund Gosse