interesting

Of concern; affecting, important.

Adjective

  1. 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 […]. -...
  2. 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...
  3. 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]...
    • 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,...
    • I’m afraid I seem to make heavy weather of my interesting condition. - 1928, William Babington Maxwell, “Part II. Enid”, in We Forget Because We Must, A Story of Decades and Lustres, 1st edition, Garden City, N.Y.:...

Origin

Etymology tree English interest English -ing English interesting From interest + -ing.

Forms

more interesting most interesting

Synonyms

absorbing gripping

Antonyms

uninteresting boring soggy

Derived

interesting condition interestingly interestingness interesting number paradox interesting situation make interesting make it interesting make things interesting may you live in interesting times noninteresting superinteresting

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of interest