Activity vs Overrested - What's the difference?
activity | overrested |
The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities.
Something done as an action or a movement.
Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
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Having had too much rest and too little activity.
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As a noun activity
is the state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities.As an adjective overrested is
having had too much rest and too little activity.activity
English
(wikipedia activity)Noun
(activities)Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities , ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}
Usage notes
* Adjectives often used with "activity": increased, decreased, high, low, volcanic, seismic, eruptive, intellectual, physical, mental, spiritual, muscular, cerebral, favorite, recreational, practical, cultural, artistic, literary, musical, political, diplomatic, military, domestic, voluntary, missionary, chemical, optical, productive, reproductive, industrial, commercial, etc.Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* rest * passivityDerived terms
* radioactivityExternal links
* * 1000 English basic wordsoverrested
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