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interesting
[ in-ter-uh-sting, -truh-sting, -tuh-res-ting ]
adjective
- engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity:
an interesting book.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- arousing a feeling of interest:
an interesting face.
interesting
/ ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ; -tərɪs- /
adjective
- inspiring interest; absorbing
Derived Forms
- ˈԳٱپԲԱ, noun
- ˈԳٱپԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- t··Բ· adverb
- t··Բ·Ա noun
- ܲ·t··Բ adjective
- un·t··Բ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of interesting1
Idioms and Phrases
- in an interesting condition, (of a woman) pregnant.
Example Sentences
It's interesting how Palace have got a good record against Villa this season.
So, “You” is leaving at an interesting time.
Speaking on her most recent Goop podcast this week, she said: "I went into hardcore macrobiotic for a certain time, that was an interesting chapter where I got obsessed with eating very, very healthily."
Editing 14 genes is interesting, but it’s not a reconstruction or de-extinction.
More interesting is the placing of bodies in space when nobody’s dancing, lending a choreographic energy to ordinary conversations.
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are other ways to say interesting?
A person or a thing that is interesting arouses a feeling of curiosity or concern, or is engaging and exciting. But interesting isn’t quite the same as pleasing or gratifying. Find out why on .
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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