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intentness

noun as in absorption

noun as in engrossment

noun as in enthrallment

noun as in involvement

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Example Sentences

"Yes," said Maud Barrington, noticing the sudden intentness of his pallid face.

It seized with intentness on each thing in turn, which was part of his life at the moment, and gave it an abnormal significance.

Meg, the fortune-teller, remained where he had left her several moments watching him with a strange, catlike intentness.

And why did that Malay waiting at table stare with such disagreeable intentness at him, Fabio?

He ate with relish, the guard watching him in the meantime with cat-like intentness and holding his spear in instant readiness.

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On this page you'll find 449 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to intentness, such as: concentration, captivation, engagement, engrossment, enthrallment, and fascination.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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