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uninterestingness

uninterestingness

8.3
A quality that makes people not want to pay attention
  • noun
  • /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛrɪstɪŋnəs/
translation icon : aburrimiento
  • She complained about the uninterestingness of the museum exhibit.

Examples

  • The uninterestingness of the lecture made many students fall asleep.

  • The uninterestingness of his speech made it difficult to stay awake.

  • Despite the movie's length, its uninterestingness was its biggest flaw.

  • Her presentation suffered from uninterestingness and lack of engagement.

  • The uninterestingness of the lecture made many students fall asleep.

  • Her uninterestingness led to a lack of engaging conversations at the party.

  • The movie's uninterestingness caused it to receive poor reviews from critics.

Synonyms

disinterest
vsuninterestingness
5 5.8

Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task

describes the quality causing lack of appeal rather than a person's attitude
boringness
vsuninterestingness
2 3.8

A state that makes you lose interest

is milder, describing general failure to attract rather than very strong lack of interest
dullness
vsuninterestingness
1 3.7

Something that is not interesting or exciting

is broader, covering general failure to attract or hold interest
insipidity
vsuninterestingness
1 9.6

Lack of flavor or interest that makes something dull

is about general failure to attract interest rather than sensory blandness
vapidness
vsuninterestingness
8.4

A feeling that something is dull and boring

is broader, pointing to failure to attract attention beyond just lacking sophistication
insipidness
vsuninterestingness
8.2

Being dull and without strong taste or interest

is broader, applying to appeal and attraction beyond mere blandness

Antonyms

A quality that makes people pay attention and stay focused

How Interesting

dullness
1 2.2
uninterestingness
8.3
boredom
85 1.3
tedium
10 6.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

uninterestingness = uninteresting (transparent) = un + interest + ing + ness

Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ness' to the clear adjective 'uninteresting', yielding the state or quality; the derivation is regular and predictable.

Etymology

Uninterestingness starts with un- meaning 'not' and the main part interest meaning 'to hold attention', while -ing and -ness are added to make it a noun. So, uninterestingness is the 'state of not holding attention' or a 'lack of appeal'.