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As an actor, the ambition is to play interesting characters. And in the indie genre world, the budgets are low. That allows me, as an actor, not to have a financial value behind my name, to justify me being in these bigger parts for these types of movies.
A. J. Bowen

Meaning of "interesting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INTERESTING

interesting  [ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERESTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Interesting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INTERESTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

interesting

Interest (emotion)

Interest is a feeling or emotion that causes attention to focus on an object, event, or process. In contemporary psychology of interest, the term is used as a general concept that may encompass other more specific psychological terms, such as curiosity and to a much lesser degree surprise. The emotion of interest does have its own facial expression, of which the most prominent component is having dilated pupils.

Definition of interesting in the English dictionary

The definition of interesting in the dictionary is inspiring interest; absorbing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTERESTING


arm-twisting
ˈɑːmˌtwɪstɪŋ
basting
ˈbeɪstɪŋ
blacklisting
ˈblækˌlɪstɪŋ
demisting
diːˈmɪstɪŋ
existing
ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ
foul-tasting
ˌfaʊlˈteɪstɪŋ
harvesting
ˈhɑːvɪstɪŋ
listing
ˈlɪstɪŋ
misting
ˈmɪstɪŋ
pasting
ˈpeɪstɪŋ
tasting
ˈteɪstɪŋ
time-wasting
ˈtaɪmˌweɪstɪŋ
twisting
ˈtwɪstɪŋ
unassisting
ˌʌnəˈsɪstɪŋ
unhasting
ʌnˈheɪstɪŋ
uninteresting
ʌnˈɪntrɪstɪŋ
unresisting
ˌunrɪˈzɪstɪŋ
unsisting
ʌnˈsɪstɪŋ
waisting
ˈweɪstɪŋ
wasting
ˈweɪstɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTERESTING

interelectron
interelectronic
interepidemic
interess
interesse
interest
interest group
interest payment
interest rate
interest-bearing
interest-earning
interest-free
interest-rate futures
interested
interestedly
interestedness
interestingly
interestingness
interests
interethnic

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERESTING

accounting
blasting
boasting
broadcasting
bursting
casting
contrasting
costing
disgusting
everlasting
fasting
frosting
lasting
long-lasting
nesting
posting
pre-existing
resting
sting
testing
trusting

Synonyms and antonyms of interesting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTERESTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «interesting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of interesting

Translation of «interesting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTERESTING

Find out the translation of interesting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of interesting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «interesting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有意思的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

interesante
570 millions of speakers

English

interesting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिलचस्प
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُشَوِّق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

интересный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

interessante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মজাদার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intéressant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menarik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

interessant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

興味深い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흥미 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Menarik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thú vị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுவாரஸ்யமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मनोरंजक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilginç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

interessante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

interesujący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цікавий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

interesant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενδιαφέρων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

interessante
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

intressant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

interessant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of interesting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERESTING»

The term «interesting» is very widely used and occupies the 2.684 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERESTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «interesting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «interesting» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about interesting

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10 QUOTES WITH «INTERESTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word interesting.
1
Karen Allen
As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that are interesting to me are independent films and they have trouble raising money. With people putting their money into blockbusters, there is not much left for the independents.
2
A. J. Bowen
As an actor, the ambition is to play interesting characters. And in the indie genre world, the budgets are low. That allows me, as an actor, not to have a financial value behind my name, to justify me being in these bigger parts for these types of movies.
3
April Bowlby
I just discovered the Santa Monica flea market, every Sunday. I go weekly. There's a lot of interesting things there.
4
Joe Cocker
It's interesting, as I said on the last tour in America, the audience actually came out, they had to have been the kind of fans who listened to my music via their parents, you know what I mean?
5
Christopher Darden
I'm real bent on dialogue. I'm just a little bit crazy and when you put that along with 20 years as a criminal lawyer, it's pretty easy to come up with some interesting plots.
6
Ann Demeulemeester
The future is open, and I never make plans. As long as it's interesting to me, I try to live my life to the fullest.
7
Bernadette Devlin
One American said that the most interesting thing about Holy Ireland was that its people hate each other in the name of Jesus Christ. And they do!
8
Chris DeWolfe
Users socialize to figure out what they're going to do on the weekend. They use MySpace to discover new music and post events. Musicians upload their music. People use it for entertainment purposes or to sell goods in the classified area. MySpace makes what they do in the offline world a) more efficient or b) more interesting.
9
Chris Diamantopoulos
It was interesting doing impressions as somebody else doing impressions. Normally, I'll do a voice, and it's me doing the voice. To have to be Robin Williams doing the voice was an interesting sort of study in getting into somebody's head.
10
Bruce Dickinson
Teachers need to be more inspirational. But it's also up to engineering to make itself more interesting.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERESTING»

Discover the use of interesting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to interesting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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I am the most interesting book of all: the diary of Marie ...
Now, in this new translation, Phyllis Howard Kernberger has returned to the original text - Marie's notebooks, held in the Bibliotheque Nationale.
Marie Bashkirtseff, Phyllis Howard Kernberger, Katherine Kernberger, 1997
2
Interesting Times: A Twentieth-Century Life
From the Hardcover edition.
Eric Hobsbawm, 2007
3
A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book ...
Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here The first two editions of this book were a runaway success with students who loved the lively, focused and challenging discussion of classical and current ideas about organizations ...
Chris Grey, 2012
4
Achoo!: The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read about Germs
Probes the secrets of illness and explains what germs are, why they sometimes make people sick, how the human body battles them, and how vaccines protect against them.
Trudee Romanek, 2003
5
A Very Short Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book ...
In teaching you how to critically appraise and work with leadership theories rather than faithfully accept them, this book will not merely make you a better student of leadership; it could make you a better leader too.
Brad Jackson, Ken Parry, 2011
6
The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers
Why is 999 more than a distress call? All these questions and a host more are answered in this fascinating book, which has now been newly revised, with nearly 200 extra entries and some 250 additions to the original entries.
David Wells, 1997
7
A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book ...
Writing in an informal and accessible style, David Silverman offers the reader an entry into the broader issues of qualitative research that many textbooks gloss over - the underlying arguments of qualitative research and the key debates ...
David Silverman, 2007
8
Interesting Times: (Discworld Novel 17)
'A foot on the neck is nine points of the law' There are many who say that the art of diplomacy is an intricate and complex dance.
Terry Pratchett, 2008
9
A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book ...
'I love this book...it is novel, punchy and extremely well written.
Chris Carter, Stewart R Clegg, Martin Kornberger, 2008
10
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
He wrote an autobiography that depicted the horrors of slavery and helped influence British lawmakers to abolish the slave trade through the Slave Trade Act of 1807. This is his story.
Olaudah Equiano, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERESTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term interesting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Pac-Man Bounce' is an Interesting Puzzle Game Soft Launched in …
This game actually sounds kind of clever, and what companies like Namco should be doing: making interesting new games off of their existing ... «Touch Arcade, Jul 15»
2
Germany's finance minister: The most interesting figure in Europe's …
All last weekend and into the wee hours of Monday, European politicians held gruelling meetings on a new bailout for Greece. But the most ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
Trading capitol statues is interesting opportunity for Florida
Trading capitol statues is interesting opportunity for Florida. Gerald Ensley, Tallahassee Democrat 5:15 p.m. EDT July 17, 2015. Edmund Kirby Smith statue. «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
4
Rhodri Marsden's Interesting Objects: The gymnastics scoreboard at …
Today in 1976, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci commenced her Olympic routine on the uneven bars. "This could be the highlight of the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
AUD/USD: Interesting chart action - CB - FXstreet.com
FXStreet (Guatemala) - Analysts at Commerzbank explained that the AUD/USD chart action is interesting currently. Key Quotes: "The low we ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
6
First look at New Horizons' Pluto and Charon images: "baffling in a …
Team member John Spencer aptly summed them up when he described them as "baffling in a very interesting and wonderful way.". «The Planetary Society, Jul 15»
7
Tempus: interesting times for investors | The Times
It's not the end of the world, one seasoned City broker assured me as we discussed the topic of the week — the end of six unprecedented years ... «The Times, Jul 15»
8
INTERACTIVE: 8 interesting Pan Am/Parapan Am medal facts
Check out these interesting facts courtesy of TO2015 below about the medals being draped around the athletes' necks in a variety of sporting ... «Caledon Enterprise, Jul 15»
9
18 most interesting digital marketing stats from this week …
88% of Europeans shop online. This infographic from SaleCycle breaks down ecommerce across the globe in five interesting stats. «Econsultancy, Jul 15»
10
The 16 most interesting people who work in London's coolest startup …
But it's not just the people inside Second Home that make it interesting. The space was designed by architects SelgasCano, and plays hosts to ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»

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