Engagingness

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being engaging; the characteristic of being interesting and holding someone's attention.

Etymology

From 'engaging' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness'. The root 'engage' traces back to Old French and ultimately means to pledge or commit, which evolved to mean to involve someone's attention.

Kelly Says

This is one of those meta-words that demonstrates how English loves to turn adjectives into abstract qualities—'engagingness' is basically the noun form of the adjective describing what makes something worth engaging with!

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