interesting en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ/ (US)
- /ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɪnt͡ʃɹɛstɪŋ/ (US)
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- /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/ (US)
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- /ˈɪntəɹəstɪŋ/ (US)
- /ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɪn(t)əɹɛstɪŋ/ (US)
Etymology
From interest + -ing.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Of concern; affecting, important.
He indeed had good reason to be offended; for though Dr. Swinfen's motive was good, he inconsiderately betrayed a matter deeply interesting and of great delicacy, which had been entrusted to him in conference […].
1791, James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck, edited by Robert William Chapman, Life of Samuel Johnson, Oxford University Press, published 2008, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 48:
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Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.
Cricket is not interesting to watch.
Comics were just another form of entertainment to me, but it got to be more and more interesting every day.
2015-11-22, Stan Lee, "Marvel's Stan Lee: 'I'd never really thought of doing comics for a living.'", The Guardian
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(euphemistic) Pregnant. (used with situation and condition)
I’m afraid I seem to make heavy weather of my interesting condition.
1928, William Babington Maxwell, “Part II. Enid”, in We Forget Because We Must, A Story of Decades and Lustres, 1st edition, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran and Co., published 1928, →OCLC, page 45:Mrs Lenville (who, as has been before hinted, was in an interesting state) rushed from the rear rank of ladies, and uttering a piercing scream threw herself upon the body.
1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC:I found myself in a fair way of being a mother; and that I might be near my own relations, in such an interesting situation, I and my dear companion departed from H—n, not without great reluctance […].
1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- uninteresting, boring, soggy
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most interesting | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more interesting | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
interesting situation · make interesting · make it interesting · make things interesting · interesting condition · interesting number paradox · interestingly · interestingness · noninteresting · superinteresting · may you live in interesting times
Synonyms
compelling · gripping · absorbing
Translations (137)
hi रुचिकर (arousing or holding the attention) · ba ҡыҙыҡ (arousing or holding the attention) · es que tiene interés (arousing or holding the attention) · cy diddorol (arousing or holding the attention) · yue 得意 (arousing or holding the attention) · ca interessant (arousing or holding the attention) · la teneō (arousing or holding the attention) · ia interessante (arousing or holding the attention) · vi thú vị (arousing or holding the attention) · pl interesujący (arousing or holding the attention) · ga suimiúil (arousing or holding the attention) · arz ممتع (arousing or holding the attention) · fi kiintoisa (arousing or holding the attention) · de reizvoll (arousing or holding the attention) · tr enteresan (arousing or holding the attention) · gd inntinneach (arousing or holding the attention) · ar مُشَوِّق (arousing or holding the attention) · lv interesants (arousing or holding the attention) · sv intressant (arousing or holding the attention) · vep melentartuine (arousing or holding the attention) · da interessant (arousing or holding the attention) · pdt intressaunt (arousing or holding the attention) · yi טשיקאַווע (arousing or holding the attention) · uz qiziqarli (arousing or holding the attention) · nn interessant (arousing or holding the attention) · ar ممتع (arousing or holding the attention) · fi kiinnostava (arousing or holding the attention) · io interesanta (arousing or holding the attention) · he מעניין \ מְעַנְיֵן (arousing or holding the attention) · ja 面白い (arousing or holding the attention) · ms menarik (arousing or holding the attention) · tg шавқовар (arousing or holding the attention) · da spændende (arousing or holding the attention) · sa रोचक (arousing or holding the attention) · sh интереса̀нтан (arousing or holding the attention) · yi אינטערעסאַנט (arousing or holding the attention) · kk қызық (arousing or holding the attention) · ja 興味深い (arousing or holding the attention) · uz qiziq (arousing or holding the attention) · sq interesant (arousing or holding the attention) · arz بِسلّي (arousing or holding the attention) · io interesiva (arousing or holding the attention) · my စိတ်ဝင်စားဖွယ် (arousing or holding the attention) · ky кызык (arousing or holding the attention) · mfe interesan (arousing or holding the attention) · eu interesgarri (arousing or holding the attention) · mk занимлив (arousing or holding the attention) · nl interessant (arousing or holding the attention) · is áhugaverður (arousing or holding the attention) · hak 生趣 (arousing or holding the attention) · be ціка́вы (arousing or holding the attention) · sl zanimiv (arousing or holding the attention) · nb interessant (arousing or holding the attention) · pl ciekawy (arousing or holding the attention) · udm интересной (arousing or holding the attention) · hi दिलचस्प (arousing or holding the attention) · gl interesante (arousing or holding the attention) · nan-hbl 有局 (arousing or holding the attention) · fy nijsgjirrich (arousing or holding the attention) · cmn 有趣 (arousing or holding the attention) · eo interesa (arousing or holding the attention) · cmn 有意思 (arousing or holding the attention) · sh занѝмљив (arousing or holding the attention) · crh acayip (arousing or holding the attention) · ga spéisiúil (arousing or holding the attention) · nod ᨶ᩵ᩣᩈᩫ᩠ᨶ (arousing or holding the attention) · nl belangwekkend (arousing or holding the attention) · ur دِلْپَسَنْد روچَک (arousing or holding the attention) · pt interessante (arousing or holding the attention) · ro interesant (arousing or holding the attention) · ur دِلْچَسْپ (arousing or holding the attention) · lo ໜ້າສົນ (arousing or holding the attention) · id menarik (arousing or holding the attention) · bn জবর (arousing or holding the attention) · lo ໜ້າສົນໃຈ (arousing or holding the attention) · ajp ممتع (arousing or holding the attention) · ky кызыкты (arousing or holding the attention) · de interessant (arousing or holding the attention) · fa جالب (arousing or holding the attention) · ru заня́тный (arousing or holding the attention) · udm тунсыко (arousing or holding the attention) · nod ᨶ᩵ᩣᩈᩫ᩠ᨶᨧᩲ (arousing or holding the attention) · tg ҷолиб (arousing or holding the attention) · es interesante (arousing or holding the attention) · th น่าสนใจ (arousing or holding the attention) · az maraqlı (arousing or holding the attention) · it interessante (arousing or holding the attention) · et huvitav (arousing or holding the attention) · sh interesàntan (arousing or holding the attention) · is athyglisverður (arousing or holding the attention) · bg интере́сен (arousing or holding the attention) · tr merak uyandıran (arousing or holding the attention) · th น่าสน (arousing or holding the attention) · ko 재미있다 (arousing or holding the attention) · mi whakamere (arousing or holding the attention) · el ενδιαφέρων (arousing or holding the attention) · mnc ᠠᠮᡨᠠᠩᡤᠠ (arousing or holding the attention) · hu érdekes (arousing or holding the attention) · sk zaujímavý (arousing or holding the attention) · kk қызықты (arousing or holding the attention) · vi hay (arousing or holding the attention) · ajp بِسلّي (arousing or holding the attention) · uk ціка́вий (arousing or holding the attention) · te ఆసక్తికరమైన (arousing or holding the attention) · mn сонирхолтой (arousing or holding the attention) · ast interesante (arousing or holding the attention) · tt кызык (arousing or holding the attention) · fr intéressant (arousing or holding the attention) · fi mielenkiintoinen (arousing or holding the attention) · ar مُسَلٍّ (arousing or holding the attention) · fo áhugaverdur (arousing or holding the attention) · la iūcundus (arousing or holding the attention) · tg ҳавасовар (arousing or holding the attention) · tk gyzykly (arousing or holding the attention) · izh interesnoi (arousing or holding the attention) · hi रोचक (arousing or holding the attention) · cs zajímavý (arousing or holding the attention) · tr ilginç (arousing or holding the attention) · ajp مُسَلِّي (arousing or holding the attention) · ko 관심있는 (arousing or holding the attention) · km គួរឱ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍ (arousing or holding the attention) · ur مَزیدار (arousing or holding the attention) · vo nitedik (arousing or holding the attention) · gv symoil (arousing or holding the attention) · ajp مُسَلِّي (arousing or holding the attention) · nan-hbl 趣味 (arousing or holding the attention) · tg завқовар (arousing or holding the attention) · ru интере́сный (arousing or holding the attention) · hy հետաքրքիր (arousing or holding the attention) · ko 흥미롭다 (arousing or holding the attention) · sh zanìmljiv (arousing or holding the attention) · oc interessant (arousing or holding the attention) · nrf întéthêssant (arousing or holding the attention) · lt įdomus (arousing or holding the attention) · ajp ممتع (arousing or holding the attention) · ka საინტერესო (arousing or holding the attention) · mk интересен (arousing or holding the attention)