interested en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪn.tɹɪs.tɪd/ (Australia)
- /ˈɪnt.ə.ɹɪs.tɪd/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɪn.tɹəs.təd/ US, weak vowel merger
- /ˈɪnt.əˌɹɛs.tɪd/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈɪn.tɹɪs.tɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɪnt.ə.ɹɪs.tɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɪnt.əˌɹɛs.təd/ US, weak vowel merger
- (US) audio
- /ˈɪn.tɹəs.tɪd/ (Canada, General-American)
Meanings
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Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).
I'm very interested in going to see that play.
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(uncommon) Having an interest (stake); being a stakeholder; motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.
all interested parties [≈ all stakeholders]
I was even mortified at those instances of his liberality, which my situation compelled me to receive, lest, being but little acquainted with my disposition, he should suspect me of being interested in my love […].
1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:[…] they impressed my youthful mind with a sincere aversion to the northern inhabitants of Britain, as a people blood-thirsty in time of war, treacherous during truce, interested, selfish, avaricious, and tricky in the business of peaceful life, and having few good qualities,[…].
1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in Rob Roy. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC, page 79:He maintained -- the thought is not unnatural in a royal historiographer -- that the generous actions of great princes are often twisted and misrepresented by interested critics.
1982, Peter Partner, The Murdered Magicians: The Templars and Their Myth, Oxford University Press, page 99:"Oh, you are quite wrong!" cried his mother; "no love of fortune, nor of ambition, could have tempted Norbourne to desert you. Little, indeed, do you know his high and generous nature, when you suppose that he could be actuated by an interested motive."
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Disclosure”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 309:
- (uncommon) Having an interest (stake); being a stakeholder; motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving. ▸ Owning a share of a company; being a shareholder.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most interested | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more interested | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
uninterested · deaf · equal · detached · unpartial · disinterested · adiaphroistic · impartial · lackadaisical · nonaligned · disinterested · fair-minded · cool · unzealous · unbiased · supine · indistinguishing · blasé · unpartisan · cold · lotophagous · nonaligned · neutral · untouched · languorous · impassive · unconcerned · listless · candid · shiftless · indifferent · apathistical · equitable · unaroused · unpartial · nonchalant · lukewarm · unprepossessed · indistinguishing · fairhanded · jaded · uninterested · mopey · fairhanded · imprejudicate · imprejudicate · nonpartisan · nonplussed · halfhearted · unprejudiced · uninterested · world-weary · enervated · equitable · dispassionate · neuter · unbiased · indifferent · Laodicean · impartial · uninterested · languid · clinical · indifferent · clinical · cold · disinterested · unprejudiced · torpid · lethargic · insensible · candid · phlegmatic · insouciant · unprepossessed · fair-minded · neutral · evenhanded · meh · nonpartial · dispassionate · dispassionate · nonpartisan · blithe · unbigoted · equal · unenthusiastic · ineffervescible · nonpersonal · neuter · unlively · objective · nonpartial · torpedinous · unimpressible · dull · evenhanded · detached · spiritless · egal · uncaring · egal · unpartisan · unbigoted · unmoved · objective · nonpersonal · apathetic · heartless · indifferent · tepid · disinterested · gallionic · pococurante · otiose
Deriveds
I'm not interested · interestedness · disinterested → disinterestedly · interestedly · self-interested · noninterested · disinterestedness · uninterested → uninterestedly · overinterested · uninterestedness
Synonyms
interested · porkish · self-seeking · engrossed · self-seeking · reptilian · engaged · self-centered · self-serving · individualistic · egocentric · egocentric · reptilian · interested · bewitched · solipsistic · egoistical · interested · every man for himself · captivated · solipsistic · self-centered · self-minded · selfsome · selfish · egoistical · hypnotized · fascinated · spellbound · enthralled · self-interested · individualistic · entranced · self-interested · fascinated · mesmerized · engrossed · rapt · selflike · engaged · absorbed · egocentric · self-absorbed · egocentric · idiocentric · self-serving · selfsome · solipsistic · selfish · self-absorbed · idiocentric · transfixed · enchanted · self-centered · porkish · selflike · self-centered · solipsistic · self-minded · every man for himself
Translations (36)
ka დაინტერესებული (having or showing interest) · ro interesat (having or showing interest) · cmn 持股 (owning a share) · fi kiinnostunut (having or showing interest) · da interesseret (having or showing interest) · ca interessat (having or showing interest) · ga spéis a bheith agat i (having or showing interest) · ar مُهْتَمّ (having or showing interest) · uk зацікавлений (having or showing interest) · nrf întéthêssant (having or showing interest) · pl zainteresowany (having or showing interest) · gl interesado (having or showing interest) · nl belanghebbend (owning a share) · pt interessado (having or showing interest) · el ενδιαφερόμενος (having or showing interest) · hu érdekel (having or showing interest) · dsb zajmowaś se za (having or showing interest) · mk заинтересиран (having or showing interest) · no interessert (having or showing interest) · nl geïnteresseerde (having or showing interest) · id tertarik (having or showing interest) · fr intéressé (having or showing interest) · hu érdekli (having or showing interest) · cs zainteresovaný (having or showing interest) · bg заинтересован (having or showing interest) · sl zainteresiran (having or showing interest) · es interesado (having or showing interest) · is áhugasamur (having or showing interest) · it interessato (having or showing interest) · nrf întérêssi (having or showing interest) · de interessiert (having or showing interest) · nl geïnteresseerd (having or showing interest) · ru заинтересо́ванный (having or showing interest) · fo áhugaður (having or showing interest) · ga leasmhar (owning a share) · hu érdeklődő (having or showing interest)