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arrestingness

arrestingness noun: the quality of being arresting, of suddenly capturing the attention.

Noun

arrestingness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being arresting, of suddenly capturing the attention.

Origin of arrestingness

From arresting + -ness.

Questions about arrestingness

What does arrestingness mean?
Arrestingness means the quality of being arresting, of suddenly capturing the attention.
What part of speech is arrestingness?
Arrestingness is a noun.

Words near arrestingness in the dictionary

  1. arrestin
  2. arresting
  3. arresting gear
  4. arresting gears
  5. arrestingly
  6. arrestingness
  7. arrestins
  8. arrestive
  9. arrestively
  10. arrestiveness
  11. arrestment

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