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noun
The power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.).
synonym: interest.
is a specific kind of: power, powerfulness.
is a broader term that covers: charisma, personal appeal, personal magnetism | news, newsworthiness | topicality | color, colour, vividness | shrillness.
is an attribute of: interesting | uninteresting.
is the opposite of: uninterestingness.
derivation: interest | interest, matter to.
Dutch: interesse
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