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overinterestedness

overinterestedness noun: the quality of being excessively interested in something.

Noun

overinterestedness (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The quality of being excessively interested in something.
    • The mother's life tends to be crowded with an overinterestedness in things that put the children in a secondary place, and the father returns at night to his family physically and mentally too tired to enjoy them.1913, William Byron Forbush, The Coming Generation, page 63

Origin of overinterestedness

From overinterested + -ness.

Questions about overinterestedness

What does overinterestedness mean?
Overinterestedness means the quality of being excessively interested in something.
What part of speech is overinterestedness?
Overinterestedness is a noun.

Words near overinterestedness in the dictionary

  1. overintensification
  2. overintensities
  3. overintensity
  4. overinterest
  5. overinterested
  6. overinterestedness
  7. overinternalize
  8. overinterpret
  9. overinterpretation
  10. overinterpretations
  11. overinterpreted

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