superactivity

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

super- +‎ activity

Noun[edit]

superactivity (countable and uncountable, plural superactivities)

  1. A state of heightened or excessive activity.
    enzyme superactivity
  2. A scout group activity involving adventure away from home.
    • 1971, Scouting (volume 59, number 2, March-April 1971, page 12)
      There were also joint workshops, on such practical items as superactivities, money earning projects, officers' seminars, and recruiting new members.
    • 1999, Jared Farmer, Glen Canyon dammed: inventing Lake Powell and the Canyon Country, page 103:
      Probably the most common visitor was the Boy Scout. In the 1940s, Boy Scout leaders in Salt Lake City had searched for a superactivity to count as the final requirement for the Explorer badge.