Home › Words › I › interestednessinterestednessinterestedness means the state or quality of being interested, or having an interest; interest.EtymologyFrom interested + -ness.nounThe state or quality of being interested, or having an interest; interestselfishness.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.disinterestedness 70% match — The state or quality of being disinterested. vs interestedness →engagedness 67% match — The state of being deeply interested; engagement. vs interestedness →interess 66% match — interest vs interestedness →intriguingness 63% match — The quality of being intriguing. vs interestedness →engagingness 63% match — The state or quality of being engaging. vs interestedness →interests 62% match — The persons interested in any particular business or cause, taken collectively. vs interestedness →concerningness 60% match — The state or quality of being concerning. vs interestedness →engrossingness 60% match — The quality of being engrossing. vs interestedness →