interestedness

== English == === Etymology === From interested +‎ -ness. === Noun === interestedness (uncountable) The state or quality of being interested, or having an interest; interest selfishness. Synonyms: me-firstism, self-centeredness, self-obsession; see also Thesaurus:selfishness ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “interestedness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.