noun. Alternative form of absent-mindedness.

noun. preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored

"And yet, if you reintroduce the idea of absentmindedness, which acts as a go-between, you will see this profound comic element uniting with the most superficial type."

absorption  engrossment  preoccupancy  preoccupation  

cognovi  commentor  duco  experiar  experior  

Lethe  Walter Mitty  absence of mind  absorption  abstractedness