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| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | requirement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | necessity |
| Synonyms: | claim, compulsion, concern, condition, demand, desideratum, element, engrossment, essential, exaction, exigency, extremity, fulfillment, fundamental, imperative, lack, must, need, obligation, obsession, pinch, precondition, preliminary, preoccupation, prepossession, prerequisite, prescription, provision, proviso, qualification, requisite, specification, stipulation, stress, terms, urgency, vital part, want |
| Main Entry: | deep thought |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | profound thinking |
| Synonyms: | absorption, concentration, contemplation, engrossment, meditation, preoccupation, profound thought, reflection, study |
| Main Entry: | engrossment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absorption |
| Synonyms: | attention, captivation, concentration, enthrallment, fascination, immersion, intentness, preoccupation |
| Main Entry: | enthrallment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absorption |
| Synonyms: | attention, captivation, concentration, engrossment, fascination, immersion, intentness, preoccupation |
| Main Entry: | immersion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absorption |
| Synonyms: | captivation, concentration, engagement, engrossment, enthrallment, fascination, hang-up, holding, intentness, involvement, occupation, preoccupation, prepossession, raptness |
| Notes: | baptism by sprinkling is aspersion, by dipping is immersion, by pouring water is affusion |
| Main Entry: | prepossession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absorption |
| Synonyms: | captivation, concentration, engagement, engrossment, enthrallment, fascination, hang-up, holding, immersion, intentness, involvement, occupation, preoccupation, raptness |
| 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 |
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