English noun: engrossment |
1. | engrossment (cognition) complete attention; intense mental effort |
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| Synonyms | absorption, concentration, immersion |
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| Broader (hypernym) | attention |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | centering, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing, specialism, study |
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2. | engrossment (cognition) the mental state of being preoccupied by something |
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| Synonyms | absorption, preoccupancy, preoccupation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive state, state of mind |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | absentmindedness, abstractedness, abstraction |
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3. | engrossment (attribute) the quality of being intent and concentrated |
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| Samples | The intentness of his gaze.
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| Synonyms | intentness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | assiduity, assiduousness, concentration |
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