interesting

CEFRA1

/ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Holding your attention because it is unusual, exciting, or important.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.

Examples

  • "This looks pretty interesting," Hiroshi says.

  • It seems interesting to me.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɪn(t)əɹɛstɪŋ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Pregnant. (used with situation and condition)

  2. Of concern; affecting, important.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of interest

More examples

In context

  • The article raises several interesting questions.

  • Comics were just another form of entertainment to me, but it got to be more and more interesting every day.

  • Cricket is not interesting to watch.

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Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From interest + -ing.