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brown study
brown studyn. A state of deep thought.
[brown, gloomy + study, mental state.]brown study n a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness; reverie brown′ stud′y
n. deep, serious absorption in thought. [1525–35] brown study - Gloomy meditation or melancholy is known as being in a brown study.See also related terms for melancholy.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | brown study - a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulnessrevery, reverie - an abstracted state of absorption |
brown studynounThe condition of being so lost in solitary thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings:absent-mindedness, abstraction, bemusement, daydreaming, muse, reverie, study, trance.brown study
brown studyA state of deep contemplation or rumination, as of a reverie, daydream, or meditation. It originally meant a melancholic or depressed mood or state (dating from at least the 1500s), but has since largely lost that association. It is usually preceded by "in a." Meredith sat at her desk in a brown study, carefully planning how to word her thesis proposal.See also: brown, studybrown study
Synonyms for brown studynoun the condition of being so lost in solitary thought as to be unaware of one's surroundingsSynonyms- absent-mindedness
- abstraction
- bemusement
- daydreaming
- muse
- reverie
- study
- trance
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