busy meaning
UK /ˈbɪzi/ US /ˈbɪzi/ 2 syllables
busy (adjective): actively or fully engaged or occupied.
busy has 6 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and verb.
busy as an adjective
- actively or fully engaged or occupied
- busy with her work
- a busy man
- too busy to eat lunch
Opposite: idle
Similar: at work, drudging, engaged, overbusy, tied up, up to
Related forms: busyness
- overcrowded or cluttered with detail
- a busy painting
- a fussy design
Synonyms: fussy
Similar: fancy
- intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
- an interfering old woman
- bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
- busy about other people's business
Synonyms: interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busybodied
Similar: intrusive
- crowded with or characterized by much activity
- a very busy week
- a busy life
- a busy street
- a busy seaport
Similar: active
Related forms: busyness
- (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
- her line is busy
- receptionists' telephones are always engaged
- the lavatory is in use
- kept getting a busy signal
Similar: occupied
Related forms: busyness
busy as a verb
How to pronounce busy
busy is pronounced /ˈbɪzi/ in British English and /ˈbɪzi/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with busy
Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in SY · 4-letter words
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