engrossment in English

noun

[en'gross·ment || -mənt]

act of buying wholesale to create a monopoly; state of being completely absorbed or occupied; act of writing a document in large clear letters or in a formal style; document which has been engrossed

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1. Synonyms: absorption, concentration, engrossment… Antonyms: inAttention… Find the right word.

2. Absentmindedness: 1 n preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored Type of: absorption , engrossment , preoccupancy , preoccupation the mental state of …

3. Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Assiduousness"): engrossment ; intentness (the quality of being intent and concentrated) singleness (the quality of concentrating on one central objective)

4. Absentmindedness - preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored preoccupancy, preoccupation, engrossment, absorption - the mental state of being preoccupied by something Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection

5. Hypernyms ("Assiduity" is a kind of): diligence; industriousness; industry (persevering determination to perform a task) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Assiduity"): engrossment; intentness (the quality of being intent and concentrated)

6. Assiduousness: 1 n great and constant diligence and attention Synonyms: assiduity , concentration Types: engrossment , intentness the quality of being intent and concentrated singleness the quality of concentrating on one central objective Type of: diligence , industriousness , industry persevering determination to perform a task

7. Asyndeton (etymologically from the Greek word ‘asindeton’ literally “unconnected”), is a figure of speech Opens in new window which consists when one or more conjunctions are omitted between series of related clauses, either to express vehemence or speed; or sometimes it may be from a noble negligence of nice accuracy, arising from an engrossment