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View usage for: brown study in British Englishnouna mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness; reverie brown study in American English a condition of being deep in thought; reverie Word origin orig., somber thought < early sense of brown, somber, gloomy Examples of 'brown study' in a sentencebrown study She didn't dry herself; she stared at the floor, in a brown study as the bathroom cooled. Synonyms of 'brown study'preoccupation, reflection, musing, meditation More Synonyms of brown study Additional synonymsDefinition the process of absorbing something or the state of being absorbed He was struck by the artists' total absorption in their work. Synonyms immersion, holding, involvement, concentration, occupation, engagement, fascination, preoccupation, intentness, captivation, raptness Definition the quality of being abstract or abstracted He noticed her abstraction and asked, `What's bothering you?' Synonyms absent-mindedness, musing, preoccupation, daydreaming, vagueness, remoteness, absence, inattention, dreaminess, obliviousness, absence of mind, pensiveness, woolgathering, distractedness, bemusedness The garden is a place of quiet contemplation. Synonyms thought, consideration, reflection, musing, meditation, pondering, deliberation, reverie, rumination, cogitationNearby words ofbrown study - brow
- browbeat
- brown
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- browned-off
- browse
- bruise
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