interesting
Syllables: in·ter·est·ingUK/ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ//ˈɪntəɹəstɪŋ/
interesting adjective: of concern; affecting, important. Also the present participle and gerund of interest.
Adjective
interesting (comparative more interesting, superlative most interesting)
- 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
- 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
- Synonyms:
- compelling, gripping, absorbing
- Pregnant. (used with situation and condition)
- 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
- 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
- uninteresting, boring, soggy
Also used as
interesting is also the present participle and gerund of interest.
interesting meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
interesting in Hindi
- arousing or holding the attention
- रुचिकर rucikar, रोचक rocak, दिलचस्प dilcasp
interesting in Tamil
- சுவாரசியமான, சுவாரஸ்யமானது, சுவாரஸ்யமான
interesting in Urdu
- arousing or holding the attention
- دِلْچَسْپ dilcasp, مَزیدار mazedār, دِلْپَسَنْد روچَک dilpasand
More languagesFewer languages
- interesting in Bengali
- জবর jobor
- interesting in Telugu
- ఆసక్తికరమైన āsaktikaramaina
- interesting in Malayalam
- രസകരമായ, രസകരമായി
- interesting in Kannada
- ಕುತೂಹಲಕಾರಿ, ಕುತೂಹಲಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ, ಆಸಕ್ತಿದಾಯಕ
- interesting in Punjabi
- ਦਿਲਚਸਪ
- interesting in Gujarati
- રસપ્રદ
- interesting in Odia
- କୌତୁହଳପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ
- interesting in Sanskrit
- रोचक rocaka
- interesting in Nepali
- रोचक
- interesting in Arabic
- مُشَوِّق mušawwiq, ممتع mumtiʕ, مُسَلٍّ musallin
- interesting in Malay
- menarik
- interesting in Indonesian
- menarik
- interesting in Persian
- جالب jâleb
- interesting in Thai
- น่าสนใจ nâa-sǒn-jai, น่าสน nâa-sǒn
- interesting in Vietnamese
- thú vị, hay
- interesting in Myanmar
- စိတ်ဝင်စားဖွယ် cit-wangca:hpwai
Examples of interesting in a sentence
- The doctor told us of an interesting case he had treated that morning.
- We got interesting results after feeding the computer with the new data.
- This interesting point seems to get lost a little within a lot of self-important waffle.
Synonyms of interesting
Forms of interesting
| comparative | more interesting |
|---|---|
| superlative | most interesting |
Origin of interesting
From interest + -ing.
Words formed from interesting
Phrases with interesting
Questions about interesting
- What does interesting mean?
- Interesting means of concern; affecting, important.
- What is interesting in Hindi?
- Interesting in Hindi is रुचिकर (rucikar), रोचक (rocak), दिलचस्प (dilcasp). See Interesting meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is interesting?
- Interesting is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce interesting?
- Interesting is pronounced /ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near interesting in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: interesting (page history and authors); interesting (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); interesting (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); interesting (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); interesting (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); interesting (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); interesting (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); interesting (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); interesting (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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