interesting
engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
arousing a feeling of interest: an interesting face.
Idioms about interesting
in an interesting condition, (of a woman) pregnant.
Origin of interesting
1Other words for interesting
Opposites for interesting
Other words from interesting
- in·ter·est·ing·ly, adverb
- in·ter·est·ing·ness, noun
- un·in·ter·est·ing, adjective
- un·in·ter·est·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use interesting in a sentence
I saw an interesting stat from my college friend Dan Feldman just now.
We Could Have Watched Raptors-Celtics Game 6 All Day | Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 10, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightI think the universal-grammar controversy is interesting because it points to larger cultural wars about nature and nurture within science.
Talking Is Throwing Fictional Worlds at One Another - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Kevin Berger | September 9, 2020 | NautilusIt’s interesting to compare the Buccaneers with the Saints, though, because Brady is also very, very old yet also has a talented supporting cast.
What To Watch For In An Abnormally Normal 2020 NFL Season | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 9, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightI was missing my time spent in transit—the subway commute and travel to our other offices—when I would catch up on personal email, interesting articles, or just unplug.
How this year’s 40 Under 40 are surviving the pandemic | jonathanvanian2015 | September 7, 2020 | FortuneThey shot different numbers of vortex loops into the tank, at different frequencies, often getting them to combine in interesting ways.
An Unexpected Twist Lights Up the Secrets of Turbulence | David H. Freedman | September 3, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
Interestingly, if Grimm is expelled, he is not legally prohibited from running in the special election for his seat.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress | Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInterestingly, The Interview was the one movie that was not stolen and made available online by those who hacked Sony.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel | Michael Daly | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInterestingly, the PLOS Medicine article noted, Otsuka makes the same claim for schizophrenia as it does for bipolar disorder.
Mother’s Little Anti-Psychotic Is Worth $6.9 Billion A Year | Jay Michaelson | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInterestingly, just a month before 9/11, that number was at only about 40 percent.
Interestingly, there is often a resistance from fans to hear that beloved characters might even be women at all.
Is ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Immune to GamerGate Misogyny? | David Levesley | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis entire physiognomy was interestingly saturnine—even cadaverously pale.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allan PoeThe subsequent editions of this curious book are interestingly enumerated by Mr. Mavor, in his edition of Tusser.
On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, | Samuel FeltonHere is a story unbesmirched by the love element, exceedingly plausible and interestingly narrated.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931 | VariousEmett interestingly engaged himself on a new pair of trousers, which he had contrived to produce from two of our empty meal-bags.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane GreyHe talks interestingly on a variety of subjects and I am learning a certain amount of French from him.
Servants of the Guns | Jeffery E. Jeffery
British Dictionary definitions for interesting
/ (ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪs-) /
inspiring interest; absorbing
Derived forms of interesting
- interestingly, adverb
- interestingness, noun
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