hectivity
English
Etymology
Blend of hectic + activity.
Noun
hectivity (countable and uncountable, plural hectivities)
- (uncountable) A state of constant, frenzied, and typically stressful activity.
- 2002, John Ridley, A Conversation with the Mann, Warner Books (2002), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- I headed from my apartment over to a corner diner for a late break fast[sic], and I don't recall the normal crush of people packing the New York streets or the usual hectivity.
- 2002, John Ridley, A Conversation with the Mann, Warner Books (2002), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- (countable) A frenetic or stressful activity.
- 1962, "A Day on a Luxury Liner, Cruising on a Sunlit Sea", Boston Globe, 11 March 1962:
- Out here on the Pacific, there's no rush, no tension, none of the "hectivities" of everyday life ashore.
- 1962, "A Day on a Luxury Liner, Cruising on a Sunlit Sea", Boston Globe, 11 March 1962:
Translations
state of frenzied activity
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frenetic activity
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Quotations
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:hectivity.