For example, the word "attractiveness" means - The state of being attractive or engaging. Question, why is attractiveness not a quality of being attractive? Another example, the word "aptness" means - the quality of being apt or suitable Follow up question, why is aptness not a state of being attractive? And finally, the word "approvableness" means - The state or quality of being approvable When is approvableness used as a state of being approvable? And when is approvableness used as a quality of being appprovable?