ENGROSSMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does engrossment mean? 

• ENGROSSMENT (noun)
  The noun ENGROSSMENT has 3 senses:

1. complete attention; intense mental effort

2. the mental state of being preoccupied by something

3. the quality of being intent and concentrated

  Familiarity information: ENGROSSMENT used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENGROSSMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Complete attention; intense mental effort

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

absorption; concentration; engrossment; immersion

Hypernyms ("engrossment" is a kind of...):

attention (the faculty or power of mental concentration)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "engrossment"):

centering; direction; focal point; focus; focusing; focussing (the concentration of attention or energy on something)

specialism (the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation)

study (a state of deep mental absorption)

Derivation:

engross (consume all of one's attention or time)

engross (devote (oneself) fully to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The mental state of being preoccupied by something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

absorption; engrossment; preoccupancy; preoccupation

Hypernyms ("engrossment" is a kind of...):

cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "engrossment"):

abstractedness; abstraction (preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else)

absentmindedness (preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored)

Derivation:

engross (consume all of one's attention or time)

engross (devote (oneself) fully to)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The quality of being intent and concentrated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

engrossment; intentness

Context example:

the intentness of his gaze

Hypernyms ("engrossment" is a kind of...):

assiduity; assiduousness; concentration (great and constant diligence and attention)

Derivation:

engross (consume all of one's attention or time)

engross (devote (oneself) fully to)