Home › Words › A › arrestingnessarrestingnessarrestingness means the quality of being arresting, of suddenly capturing the attention.EtymologyFrom arresting + -ness.nounThe quality of being arresting, of suddenly capturing the attention.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.arrestiveness 89% match — The quality of being arrestive. vs arrestingness →arrestingly 82% match — In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly. vs arrestingness →arresting 77% match — Striking, gripping. vs arrestingness →arrestively 76% match — In an arrestive manner. vs arrestingness →arrestability 71% match — The state or quality of being arrestable. vs arrestingness →arousingness 71% match — The quality of being arousing. vs arrestingness →captivatingness 66% match — The state or quality of being captivating. vs arrestingness →arrestive 66% match — Tending to arrest.; Tending to stop or slow a process. vs arrestingness →