brown study

Speech parts

1. brown study - Noun

2. brown study - Phrase

Meaning

a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

muse daydream study concentration absorption abstraction contemplation trance preoccupation brooding reverie musing meditation daydreaming cogitation
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Hypernyms

reverie revery

Examples

Invention flags, his brain goes muddy, and black despair succeeds brown study. William Congreve

It seems to me (said she) that you are in some brown study. John Lyly

Words in the phrase

brown study

Close letter words and terms

brown stomach worm brown stone brown stringybark brown stuff brown substance brown sugar