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ABSTRACTEDNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does abstractedness mean?
• ABSTRACTEDNESS (noun)
The noun ABSTRACTEDNESS has 1 sense:
1. preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
Familiarity information: ABSTRACTEDNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
abstractedness; abstraction
Hypernyms ("abstractedness" is a kind of...):
absorption; engrossment; preoccupancy; preoccupation (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstractedness"):
reverie; revery (an abstracted state of absorption)
Derivation:
abstracted (lost in thought; showing preoccupation)
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