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absorption vs absentmindedness

absentmindedness vs absorption

absorption and absentmindedness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
absorption Yes No No No
absentmindedness Yes No No No
As nouns, absentmindedness is a hyponym of absorption; that is, absentmindedness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than absorption:
  • absorption: the mental state of being preoccupied by something
  • absentmindedness: preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
Other hyponyms of absorption include abstractedness, abstraction.
absorption (noun) absentmindedness (noun)
the mental state of being preoccupied by something preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
complete attention; intense mental effort
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
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