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interestedness

in·ter·est·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ter-uh-stid, -truh-stid, -tuh-res-tid]
    • /ˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ter-uh-stid, -truh-stid, -tuh-res-tid]
    • /ˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪd/

Definitions of interestedness word

  • adjective interestedness having an interest in something; concerned: Interested members will meet at noon. 1
  • adjective interestedness having the attention or curiosity engaged: an interested spectator. 1
  • adjective interestedness characterized by a feeling of interest. 1
  • adjective interestedness influenced by personal or selfish motives: an interested witness. 1
  • adjective interestedness participating; having an interest or share; having money involved. 1
  • noun interestedness The state or quality of being interested, or having an interest; selfishness. 1
See all 6 definitions of interestedness

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Origin of interestedness

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; interest + -ed3 or -ed2

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Parts of speech for Interestedness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Interestedness

interestedness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for interestedness

noun interestedness

  • bearing — Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
  • disquietude — the state of disquiet; uneasiness.
  • distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
  • heed — to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
  • apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
All 22 Synonyms of interestedness

Antonyms for interestedness

noun interestedness

  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • carelessness — not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
  • inattention — lack of attention; negligence.

adjective interestedness

  • disinterestedness — unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
All 16 Antonyms of interestedness

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