interesting

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɪntrɛstɪŋ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɪntərəstɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧est‧ing or in‧terest‧ing

Adjective

Positive interesting

Comparative more interesting

Superlative most interesting

1. Interesting means to cause a person to want to know more about someone or something or to like someone or something or to like doing something.
   • Synonyms: fun, exciting, unexpected, challenging, entertaining and stimulating

   That was a really interesting movie.

   Thank you both very much for an interesting discussion.

   Another thing I found interesting is that people should choose the cheaper one but they don't.

   "Does it include women?" "Hmm... I don't know. That's an interesting question."

   It's interesting to note that in films, bad guys never sing.

Related words

• interest
• interested
• uninterested
• uninteresting
• interestingly

Verb

Plain form interest

Third-person singular interests

Past tense interested

Past participle interested

Present participle interesting

1. The present participle of interest.