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abstractedness vs absorption

absorption vs abstractedness

abstractedness and absorption both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
abstractedness Yes No No No
absorption Yes No No No
As nouns, absorption is a hypernym of abstractedness; that is, absorption is a word with a broader meaning than abstractedness:
  • abstractedness: preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
  • absorption: the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Other hypernyms of abstractedness include engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation.
abstractedness (noun) absorption (noun)
preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else the mental state of being preoccupied by something
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
Difference between abstractedness and absorption

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