interestingness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈɪntrəstɪŋnəs/ UK /ˈɪntrɪstɪŋnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being interesting or holding attention

The algorithm ranks photos by a crude measure of interestingness.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... appeal fascination allureengagingnesspiquancy

Opposites

dullness tediumboringness

Word family

Related forms interesting interest interested

Etymology

From interesting + -ness; interest from Latin interest ('it concerns'), from interesse, from inter- ('between') + esse ('to be').

interesse Old French esse Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# interestingness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪntrəstɪŋnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɪntrɪstɪŋnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being interesting or holding attention

## Examples
- The algorithm ranks photos by a crude measure of interestingness.

## Synonyms
- appeal
- fascination
- allure
- engagingness
- piquancy

## Antonyms
- dullness
- tedium
- boringness

## Related Forms
- interesting
- interest
- interested

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: interesse
- Root: esse

## Etymology
From interesting + -ness; interest from Latin interest ('it concerns'), from interesse, from inter- ('between') + esse ('to be').

## AI Etymology
interestingness comes from interesting + -ness; interest from Latin interest ('it concerns'), from interesse, from inter- ('between') + esse ('to be'). Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the noun sense is "the quality of being interesting or holding attention", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as interesting, interest, and interested. Its semantic neighborhood includes appeal, fascination, allure, and engagingness, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin interesse and Latin esse.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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