engrossment
[en-grohs-muh nt]
noun
the act of engrossing.
the state of being engrossed or absorbed: to read with engrossment.
an engrossed copy of a document.
RELATED WORDS
enthrallment, immersion, attention, fascination, concentration, preoccupation, captivation, intentness
Origin of engrossment
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Historical Examples of engrossment
Sleep, food, fresh air, everything was forgotten in the engrossment of work.
In the Heart of VosgesMatilda Betham-Edwards
In 1876 it was lost by one vote; and in 1880 lost on engrossment.
In his engrossment with the brute he did not seem to have heard the challenge.
The Captain of the JanizariesJames M. Ludlow
Yes, in all the tumultuous pride and engrossment of that, there was no place—how could there be place?
This FreedomA. S. M. Hutchinson
They were eyes that, for all their seeming of a theorist's engrossment, missed little.
When 'Bear Cat' Went DryCharles Neville Buck
engrossment
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