action

action - noun

  • A thing done : deed
  • The accomplishment of a thing usually over a period of time, in stages, or with the possibility of repetition
  • Behavior, conduct
  • Initiative, enterprise
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

SpellingJoy score for action

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145

Letter Values

A
4
C
4
T
21
I
9
O
15
N
17

Etymology

Middle English {it}accioun,{/it} borrowed from Anglo-French {it}accion,{/it} borrowed from Latin {it}āctiōn-, āctiō{/it} {ldquo}activity, act, legal process,{rdquo} from {it}agere{/it} {ldquo}to drive (cattle), cause to move, do{rdquo} + {it}-tiōn-, -tiō,{/it} noun suffix of verbal action {ma}{mat|agent|}{/ma}

Middle English accioun, borrowed from Anglo-French accion, borrowed from Latin āctiōn-, āctiō "activity, act, legal process," from agere "to drive (cattle), cause to move, do" + -tiōn-, -tiō, noun suffix of verbal action

Word family

act, active, activity, actor

Found in Lyrics

"Let's Get It On"

by Marvin Gaye

1973

"Let's get it on"

Context: Soul classic