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Meanings of intentness in English

The quality of being intent and concentrated.

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Examples for "engrossment"
Examples for "engrossment"
1
There had been the engrossment of transcendent emotion in repelling the charge.
The Last Shot
2
Both terms express the engrossment of the self in an object.
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Ed...
3
In a moment all the self-engrossment of her bashfulness was gone.
The Emigrant Trail
4
I was no less touched by Manny's engrossment in the children.
Kalooki Nights
5
Absorption, engrossment, full concern with subject matter for its own sake, nurture it.
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Ed...
Usage of intentness in English
1
The regard they fixed on his face was baleful in its intentness.
The Rainy Day Railroad War
2
Some glanced sideways at one another; some listened with a forced intentness.
The Soul of a Bishop
3
With apparent intentness she took out tools; small parts were inspected minutely.
Ashton-Kirk, Investigator
4
He himself was eyed as in retort, and with yet greater intentness.
Vittoria — Volume 2
5
She had the look of one who listens with almost painful intentness.
The Obstacle Race
6
She had drawn quite near to him, in her challenging coaxing intentness.
England, My England
7
He turned the fiddle slowly round, looking at it with mechanical intentness.
The World for Sale, Volume 2.
8
The fellow was observing me with an intentness which aroused my suspicion.
Prisoners of Chance / The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen,...
9
All the time his little beady eyes watched Barry with bird-like intentness.
The Night Horseman
10
Her eyes were fastened upon Larry, drinking him in with extraordinary intentness.
The Moon Pool
11
A moment he regarded the door with curious intentness, savoring of reluctance.
Mary Louise Solves a Mystery
12
All this while she was studying my face with an embarrassing intentness.
New Arabian Nights
13
She was looking at him with an intentness which was almost tragical.
Peter Ruff and the Double Four
14
He waved his gloved hand, deprecatingly, watching Desmond with the same intentness.
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
15
He looked up with haggard eyes, studying her face with curious intentness.
The Hollow of Her Hand
16
Rose caught the sudden intentness with which Alice Puttenham's eyes pursued her.
The Case of Richard Meynell
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