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INTERESTINGNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
Example:
primary colors can add interest to a room
Synonyms:
interest; interestingness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("interestingness" is a kind of...):
power; powerfulness (possession of controlling influence)
Attribute:
interesting (arousing or holding the attention)
uninteresting (arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interestingness"):
charisma; personal appeal; personal magnetism (a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others)
news; newsworthiness (the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins)
topicality (the attribute of being of interest at the present time)
color; colour; vividness (interest and variety and intensity)
shrillness (the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses)
Antonym:
uninterestingness (inability to capture or hold one's interest)
Derivation:
interesting (arousing or holding the attention)
