interesting
Americanadjective
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engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity.
an interesting book.
- Synonyms:
- entertaining, absorbing
- Antonyms:
- dull
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arousing a feeling of interest.
an interesting face.
idioms
adjective
Usage
What 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 Thesaurus.com.
Other Word Forms
- interestingly adverb
- interestingness noun
- uninteresting adjective
- uninterestingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of interesting
Example Sentences
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It is interesting thing because they’re all sort of coming together and loose and talking with each other, taking the selfies.
From Los Angeles Times
"Learning can happen anywhere. You just have to make it interesting," Nagi says.
From BBC
“It is such an interesting, sad, scary story that of course we’re going to talk about it,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
The athlete gave an interesting insight into the pressure she is under earlier at the Milan-Cortina Games, saying she feels she is "carrying the weight of two countries on my shoulders".
From Barron's
“There was a period where the early adopters were moving very fast on really interesting technology and that piece has slowed down,” Levin said.
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