interestedness
interestedness noun: the state or quality of being interested, or having an interest; interest.
Noun
interestedness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being interested, or having an interest; interest
- selfishness.
- I might give them what degree of credit I pleaſed ; and take them with abatement for Mr. Solmes's intereſtedneſs, if I thought fit1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume II, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, page 214
- Synonyms:
- me-firstism, self-centeredness, self-obsession, egoism, egomism, egocentricity, hoggery, philauty, porkishness, selfhood
Synonyms of interestedness
- me-firstism
- self-centeredness
- self-obsession
- egoism
- egocentricity
- hoggery
- porkishness
- selfhood
- selfishness
- self-absorption
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Origin of interestedness
From interested + -ness.
Words formed from interestedness
Questions about interestedness
- What does interestedness mean?
- Interestedness means the state or quality of being interested, or having an interest; interest.
- What part of speech is interestedness?
- Interestedness is a noun.
Words near interestedness in the dictionary
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