interestedness
English
Etymology
From interested + -ness.
Noun
interestedness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being interested, or having an interest; interest
- selfishness.
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
- I might give them what degree of credit I pleased ; and take them with abatement for Mr. Solmes's interestedness, if I thought fit
Derived terms
References
- “interestedness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.