Definitions for interesting

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interesting in·ter·est·ing

Spelling: [in-ter-uh-sting, -truh-sting, -tuh-res-ting]

IPA: /ˈɪn tər ə stɪŋ, -trə stɪŋ, -təˌrɛs tɪŋ/

Interesting is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 488 anagrams from letters in interesting (eegiinnrstt).

Definitions for interesting

noun

1. the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
2. something that concerns, involves, draws the attention of, or arouses the curiosity of a person:
3. power of exciting such concern, involvement, etc.; quality of being interesting:
4. concern; importance:
5. a business, cause, or the like in which a person has a share, concern, responsibility, etc.
6. a share, right, or title in the ownership of property, in a commercial or financial undertaking, or the like:
7. a participation in or concern for a cause, advantage, responsibility, etc.
8. a number or group of persons, or a party, financially interested in the same business, industry, or enterprise:
9. interests, the group of persons or organizations having extensive financial or business power.
10. the state of being affected by something in respect to advantage or detriment:
11. benefit; advantage:
12. regard for one's own advantage or profit; self-interest:
13. influence from personal importance or capability; power of influencing the action of others.
14. Finance. a sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money. such a sum expressed as a percentage of money borrowed to be paid over a given period, usually one year.
15. something added or thrown in above an exact equivalent:

Idioms

1. in an interesting condition, (of a woman) pregnant.
2. in the interest(s) of, to the advantage or advancement of; in behalf of:

adjective

1. engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity:
2. arousing a feeling of interest:

verb (used with object)

1. to engage or excite the attention or curiosity of:
2. to concern (a person, nation, etc.) in something; involve:
3. to cause to take a personal concern or share; induce to participate:
4. to cause to be concerned; affect.

Origin of interesting

First recorded in 1705-15; interest + -ing²

Examples for interesting

But by far the most interesting object, which held enormous fascination for me, sat high up on the top shelf.

But no one knows whither it is bound, and that is what makes life so interesting.

The interview with the Sultan was the last, and was interesting and characteristic.

It is interesting to note the advancement that has been made with this food.

“I found him to to be an interesting person,” Krauss said of the first impression.

interesting that those who sat in judgment of him found those two sets of beliefs to be incompatible.

These are eight of the most interesting laws passed in the second session of the 113th Congress.

Really it's been interesting, the jolliest time of my life, and it's got me all unsettled.

Perhaps the most interesting and indeed relevant of this is the C2 (or Command and Control) addresses found in the malware.

I spent a good deal of time this week trying to make it interesting.