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interesting

IN-tuh-res-ting/ˈɪntəɹəstɪŋ/UKIN-truh-sting/ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/

4 meanings of interesting

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  1. 1
    worth attentionadjective
    Making someone want to keep paying attention or to learn more.

    Like a story you can't stop reading.

    The movie was so interesting that nobody left early.

    She found the whole museum tour really interesting.

    UsageA book is interesting. You are interested in the book.

    Similarfascinating, intriguing, engaging, absorbing, compelling

    Oppositeboring, dull, tedious, uninteresting

  2. 2
    make someone keenverb
    The -ing form of interest. Use it to name the action, or after a noun to describe it.

    The coach has a way of interesting even shy kids in sports.

    Her uncle had no luck interesting her in fishing.

    UsageUsed like this: interesting someone in something, such as interesting kids in sports.

  3. 3
    adjectiveobsolete
    Important, or able to affect you in a real way.
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Less common meaning

  1. 4
    adjectivedated
    Used in old, polite phrases to mean that a woman is going to have a baby.
    I’m afraid I seem to make heavy weather of my interesting condition.
    1928, William Babington Maxwell, We Forget Because We Must

interesting is a form of interest

interest, verb: To make someone want to pay attention to or learn more about something. Full entry

Forms
interestinterests he/she/itinteresting -ing forminterested past tense, past participle
Spelling
interest → interesting: add -ing

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Origin

From the word "interest" plus "-ing."

Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 1 fact