brown study

Main Entry:	brown study [] Show IPA// Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	deep thinking
Synonyms:	absorption, abstraction, close study, deep thought, deep thoughtfulness, dreamy abstraction, engrossment, preoccupation, profound thought, quiet ecstasy, reverie, study

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Main Entry:	daydreaming
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	absentmindedness
Synonyms:	brown study, reverie, woolgathering
Antonyms:	concentration

Main Entry:	remoteness
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	detachment
Synonyms:	aloofness, brown study, coldness, coolness, disinterestedness, distance, dreaminess, impartiality, incuriosity, indifference, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectivity, preoccupation, reverie, unconcern, woolgathering

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Main Entry:	remoteness
Part of Speech:	noun
Related Adjectives:	antipodean, asunder, distal, distant, efferent, far, faraway, hyperborean, inaccessible, incontiguous, out of the way, remote, stretching to, telescopic, tramontane, transalpine, transatlantic, transmarine, transmontane, ulterior, ultramontane, ultramundane, unapproachable, wide of, yon, yonder

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