Mildly Interesting

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This is for strictly mildly interesting material. If it's too interesting, it doesn't belong. If it's not interesting, it doesn't belong.

This is obviously an objective criteria, so the mods are always right. Or maybe mildly right? Ahh.. what do we know?

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submitted 10 months ago by ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

interestingness

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

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

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Probably not, but more concise than "amount of interest piqued"

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 10 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.

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just so you know, according the Chambers English dictionary, it is.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 2 points 10 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 😂