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stimulation
English
Etymology
From Latin stimul?ti?.Morphologically stimulate +? -ion
Noun
stimulation (countable and uncountable, plural stimulations)
- A pushing or goading toward action. [from 16th c.]
- (biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input. [from 18th c.]
- An activity causing excitement or pleasure; the act of stimulating.
Related terms
- stimulate
- stimulator
- stimulatory
- stimulus
Translations
References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Stimulation”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IX, Part 1 (Si–St), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 965.
Anagrams
- mutilations
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Latin stimul?ti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sti.my.la.sj??/
Noun
stimulation f (plural stimulations)
- stimulation
Related terms
- stimuler
Further reading
- “stimulation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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activity
English
Etymology
From Middle French activité, from Latin activitas. Equivalent to active +? -ity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æk?t?.v?.ti/, /æk?t?.v?.ti?/, /æk?t?.v?.ti/
- Rhymes: -?v?ti
Noun
activity (countable and uncountable, plural activities)
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
- (countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
- (countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
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 also Thesaurus:activity
Antonyms
- rest
- passivity
Derived terms
- activity book
- activity stream
- activity trap
- beehive of activity
- catalytic activity
- extravehicular activity
- hive of activity
- nonactivity
- optical activity
- overactivity
- radioactivity
- self-activity
- subactivity
- ultrahazardous activity
- underactivity
- zone of polarizing activity
Translations
Further reading
- activity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- activity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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