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interesting definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb interest 3 senses of interest Sense 1 interest => absorb, engross, engage, occupy => fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind Sense 2 concern, interest, occupy, worry => preoccupy Sense 3 matter to interest => intrigue, fascinate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb interest 3 senses of interest Sense 1 interest => absorb, engross, engage, occupy => involve => consume => rivet => fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind Sense 2 concern, interest, occupy, worry => preoccupy Sense 3 matter to interest => intrigue, fascinate => grab, seize Entailment of verb interest Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb interest 3 senses of interest Sense 1 interest => arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke Sense 2 concern, interest, occupy, worry Sense 3 matter to interest => refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to bear on touch, touch on Familiarity of verb interest interest used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb interest Sense 1 interest => arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -------------- Sense 2 concern, interest, occupy, worry -------------- Sense 3 matter to interest => refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to bear on touch, touch on -------------- Grep of noun interesting interestingness Overview of verb interest The verb interest has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) interest -- (excite the curiosity of engage the interest of) 2. (2) concern, interest, occupy, worry -- (be on the mind of "What is worrying you?") 3. (1) matter to interest -- (be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!") Overview of adj interesting The adj interesting has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (28) interesting -- (arousing or holding the attention) Antonyms of adj interesting 1 sense of interesting Sense 1 interesting (vs. uninteresting) uninteresting (vs. interesting) => boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome => insipid, jejune => narcotic, soporiferous, soporific => pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound => ponderous => putdownable Similarity of adj interesting 1 sense of interesting Sense 1 interesting (vs. uninteresting) => absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting => intriguing => newsworthy => unputdownable Also See-> exciting#1; stimulating#1 Attributes of adj interesting 1 sense of interesting Sense 1 interesting (vs. uninteresting) => interest, interestingness Familiarity of adj interesting interesting used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj interesting interesting uninteresting Overview of verb interest The verb interest has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) interest -- (excite the curiosity of engage the interest of) 2. (2) concern, interest, occupy, worry -- (be on the mind of "What is worrying you?") 3. (1) matter to interest -- (be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!") Overview of adj interesting The adj interesting has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (28) interesting -- (arousing or holding the attention)
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