interestedness

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interestedness

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From interested + -ness.

noun

  1. uncountable The state or quality of being interested, or having an interest; interest
  2. uncountable selfishness. I might give them what degree of credit I pleaſed ; and take them with abatement for Mr. Solmes's intereſtedneſs, if I thought fit

    Similar: me-firstism, self-centeredness, self-obsession, egoism, egomism, egocentricity, hoggery, interestedness, philauty, porkishness, selfhood, selfishness

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@misc{interestedness_2026,
  title = {interestedness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/interestedness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}