"interesting" meaning in All languages combined

See interesting on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɪntrɛstɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈɪntərəstɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-interesting.ogg [US], en-us-interesting-2.ogg [US] Forms: interesting [positive], more interesting [comparative], most interesting [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is interesting, it makes you want to pay attention or do it more because it gives you new information or it entertains you. Synonyms: fun, exciting, unexpected, challenging, entertaining, stimulating
    Sense id: simple-interesting-en-adj-bcK8q9Y9

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɪntrɛstɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈɪntərəstɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-interesting.ogg [US], en-us-interesting-2.ogg [US] Forms: interest [canonical], interests [third-person, singular], interested [past], interested [past, participle], interesting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|interest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of interest.
    Sense id: simple-interesting-en-verb-wupw4eC7
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      "form": "interesting",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more interesting",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most interesting",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "in‧ter‧est‧ing; in‧terest‧ing",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "That was a really interesting movie."
        },
        {
          "text": "Thank you both very much for an interesting discussion."
        },
        {
          "text": "Another thing I found interesting is that people should choose the cheaper one but they don't."
        },
        {
          "text": "\"Does it include women?\" \"Hmm... I don't know. That's an interesting question.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "It's interesting to note that in films, bad guys never sing."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is interesting, it makes you want to pay attention or do it more because it gives you new information or it entertains you."
      ],
      "id": "simple-interesting-en-adj-bcK8q9Y9",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fun"
        },
        {
          "word": "exciting"
        },
        {
          "word": "unexpected"
        },
        {
          "word": "challenging"
        },
        {
          "word": "entertaining"
        },
        {
          "word": "stimulating"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɪntrɛstɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɪntərəstɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-interesting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-interesting-2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "interesting"
}

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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "interested",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "interested",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "interesting",
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      ]
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        "1": "interest"
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
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  "hyphenation": "in‧ter‧est‧ing; in‧terest‧ing",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "The present participle of interest."
      ],
      "id": "simple-interesting-en-verb-wupw4eC7"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈɪntrɛstɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-interesting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-interesting-2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "interesting"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "interesting",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more interesting",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most interesting",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "in‧ter‧est‧ing; in‧terest‧ing",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "That was a really interesting movie."
        },
        {
          "text": "Thank you both very much for an interesting discussion."
        },
        {
          "text": "Another thing I found interesting is that people should choose the cheaper one but they don't."
        },
        {
          "text": "\"Does it include women?\" \"Hmm... I don't know. That's an interesting question.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "It's interesting to note that in films, bad guys never sing."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is interesting, it makes you want to pay attention or do it more because it gives you new information or it entertains you."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fun"
        },
        {
          "word": "exciting"
        },
        {
          "word": "unexpected"
        },
        {
          "word": "challenging"
        },
        {
          "word": "entertaining"
        },
        {
          "word": "stimulating"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɪntərəstɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-interesting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "interesting"
}

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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "interested",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "interested",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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    },
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    }
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    }
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  "hyphenation": "in‧ter‧est‧ing; in‧terest‧ing",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Present participles"
      ],
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        "The present participle of interest."
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɪntrɛstɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɪntərəstɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-interesting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-interesting-2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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