INTERESTINGNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)