"intriguing" meaning in English

See intriguing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈtɹiːɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intriguing.wav Forms: more intriguing [comparative], most intriguing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} intriguing (comparative more intriguing, superlative most intriguing)
  1. Causing a desire to know more; mysterious. Synonyms: mysterious Translations (causing a desire to know more): интригуващ (intriguvašt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), увлекателен (uvlekatelen) (Bulgarian), intrigant (Catalan), 引起好奇心的 (Chinese Mandarin), intrigerend (Dutch), mielenkiintoinen (Finnish), kiintoisa (Finnish), kiehtova (Finnish), fascinant (French), faszinierend (German), fesselnd (German), interessant (German), מְאַלֵּף (mealéf) [masculine] (Hebrew), érdekes (Hungarian), érdekfeszítő (Hungarian), intrigante (Italian), coinvolgente (Italian), stimolante (Italian), stuzzicante (Italian), affascinante (Italian), seducente (Italian), forlokkende (Norwegian), intrigante (Portuguese), интригующий (intrigujuščij) (Russian), увлека́тельный (uvlekátelʹnyj) (Russian), занимательный (zanimatelʹnyj) (Russian), пленительный (plenitelʹnyj) (Russian), захватывающий (zaxvatyvajuščij) (Russian), curioso (Spanish), fascinante (Spanish), intrigante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-intriguing-en-adj-fXU788A1 Disambiguation of 'causing a desire to know more': 92 7 1
  2. Involving oneself in secret plots or schemes.
    Sense id: en-intriguing-en-adj-byBEEvne Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 64 4 3 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 51 7 11 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 60 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 64 3 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 45 11 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 46 10 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 46 9 14 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 46 10 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 46 11 14 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 49 11 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 27 46 10 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 45 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 53 7 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 43 12 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 27 46 10 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 47 9 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 53 7 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 55 7 10 7
  3. (archaic) Having clandestine or illicit intercourse. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-intriguing-en-adj-Y93OrW2U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fascinating, interesting, attractive

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈtɹiːɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intriguing.wav Forms: intriguings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} intriguing (plural intriguings)
  1. (dated) An intrigue. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-intriguing-en-noun-c4gf9O5X

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈtɹiːɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intriguing.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} intriguing
  1. present participle and gerund of intrigue Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: intrigue
    Sense id: en-intriguing-en-verb-M0gcLUk6

Inflected forms

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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "intriguvašt",
      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
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      "roman": "uvlekatelen",
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      "word": "увлекателен"
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "intrigant"
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "引起好奇心的"
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "intrigerend"
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "fascinant"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "faszinierend"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "fesselnd"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "interessant"
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "mealéf",
      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "érdekfeszítő"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "intrigante"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "coinvolgente"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "stimolante"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "stuzzicante"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "affascinante"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "no",
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      "word": "intrigante"
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      "word": "интригующий"
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
      "word": "curioso"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "causing a desire to know more",
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      "code": "es",
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