engrossment
NounUS[in-groh-smuhnt]/ɪnˈɡroʊsmənt/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- complete attention; intense mental effortSynonyms: concentrationabsorptionimmersionType of attentionKinds focus, study, specialism
- the mental state of being preoccupied by somethingSynonyms: preoccupationpreoccupancyabsorptionType of cognitive state, state of mindKinds absentmindedness, abstractedness
- the quality of being intent and concentrated“the intentness of his gaze”Synonyms: intentnessType of assiduity, assiduousness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
En·gross′ment noun
1. The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.
Engrossments of power and favor.— Jonathan Swift
2. That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54