engagingness

/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being engaging.

Word Origin From French engagier, literally 'to put in pledge' — en- 'in' + gage 'pledge' (from Proto-Germanic wadją, also giving us wage and wed). Originally, to engage meant to bind by a promise. Over time, it came to mean 'to attract and hold attention,' as if you're pledging your focus. The -ing makes it an adjective (engaging), and -ness makes it a noun: the quality of being captivating. The same root wadją gives us wedding (a pledge) and mortgage (a dead pledge).

noun The state or quality of being engaging. countable

Her engagingness as a speaker made even the most complex topics accessible and interesting.

(名词) 吸引力;迷人特质;魅力

她作为演讲者的吸引力使得即使最复杂的话题也变得易于理解和有趣。

(sustantivo) El estado o calidad de ser cautivador o atractivo.

Su capacidad de cautivar como oradora hizo que incluso los temas más complejos fueran accesibles e interesantes.

(nom) séduction; charme; caractère attachant; pouvoir de captivation [Caractère engageant d'une personne ou d'une chose, capacité à captiver et à retenir l'attention.]

Son côté engageant en tant que conférencière rendait les sujets les plus complexes accessibles et intéressants.

(Substantiv) Fesselndheit; Anziehungsfähigkeit [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, fesselnd, anziehend oder einnehmend zu sein.]

Ihre **engagingness** als Rednerin machte selbst die komplexesten Themen verständlich und interessant.

(名詞) 魅力的である状態や性質。人を引きつける力。

彼女の話者としての魅力によって、最も複雑な話題でも分かりやすく興味深いものになった。

(substantivo) fascínio; atratividade; cativância; encanto [O estado ou qualidade de ser envolvente.]

Sua capacidade de envolver como palestrante tornava até os tópicos mais complexos acessíveis e interessantes.

Word parts: en + gage + ing + ness

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