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interesting

  • adjective
  • in·ter·est·ing
  • /ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/

Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.

Other meanings

  1. Of concern; affecting, important.

  2. pregnant. (used with situation and condition)

Synonyms

  • absorbing
  • gripping

Antonyms

  • boring

Related words

  • noninteresting
  • superinteresting
  • interesting condition
  • interesting number paradox
  • interesting situation
  • make interesting
  • interestingly
  • interestingness
  • make it interesting
  • make things interesting

Example sentences

  • “The song has an interesting melodic line.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “I had no idea how interesting sea stars were.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “That could be interesting.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “interesting” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.