absorbedness

English

Etymology

absorbed +‎ -ness

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹb.ɪd.nəs/, /æbˈzɔɹb.ɪd.nəs/, /əbˈsɔɹb.ɪd.nəs/, /əbˈzɔɹb.ɪd.nəs/

Noun

absorbedness (uncountable)

  1. The capability of being absorbed. [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]

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References
  1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbedness”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.
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