absorbedness

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 19^th century.][1]

Translations

the capability of being absorbed

Portuguese: absorvidade f

References

1. “absorbedness” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.