engrossment

[ en-grohs-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. the act of engrossing.

  2. the state of being engrossed or absorbed: to read with engrossment.

  1. an engrossed copy of a document.

Origin of engrossment

1
First recorded in 1520–30; engross + -ment

Other words from engrossment

  • self-en·gross·ment, noun

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How to use engrossment in a sentence

  • The whole tendency of the age is towards cynicism, indifference, self-engrossment.

  • Then, gradually, into his self-engrossment there penetrated a conviction that all was not well between his father and his mother.

    Dangerous Days | Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The pride she had loathed was not a barren self-conceit, nor merely a sterile self-engrossment.

    Double Harness | Anthony Hope
  • Taciturnity and self-engrossment, you may remark, are not the prominent characteristics of the favorites of society.

  • Whatever else the blues accomplish, they certainly afford us a chance to submerge ourselves in a sea of self-engrossment.

    Outwitting Our Nerves | Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury

British Dictionary definitions for engrossment

engrossment

/ (ɪnˈɡrəʊsmənt) /


noun
  1. a deed or other document that has been engrossed

  2. the state of being engrossed

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