• Victor@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    interestingness

    I feel like that’s not a word. Is it?

    Either way, there’s gotta be another word for that.

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      6 months ago

      Probably not, but more concise than “amount of interest piqued”

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        6 months ago

        I’m really struggling to find a better word, even with the help of a thesaurus. They’re either not the same, or have too much of a positive meaning. Maddening.

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        6 months ago

        Yeah, I mean, I looked it up after I posted the comment, but my shock then was from my inability to find a suitable synonym or other expression to replace it. Oh well.

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          6 months ago

          allure, charm, beauty, attraction, attractiveness, fascination, pleasingness, interestingness, glamor, charmingness, engagingness, seductiveness

          You’re right, none of these really fit

          Isn’t English wonderfully stupid 😂