Interesting
['ɪnt(ə)rɪstɪŋ] or ['ɪntrəstɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Interest
(a.) Engaging the attention; exciting, or adapted to excite, interest, curiosity, or emotion; as, an interesting story; interesting news.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Engaging, attractive, pleasing, entertaining.
Editor: Matt
Examples
- The talk was very often political or sociological, and interesting, curiously anarchistic. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Now, Mr. Hilton Cubitt, please continue your most interesting statement. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Neither had read it, but they knew it was a love story, and each privately wondered if it was half as interesting as their own. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The condition of India at this time was one very interesting and attractive to European adventurers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is necessary that this drawing be made in four operations; the first and second are particularly interesting, on account of their depths, which are 5-1/2 and 9-3/16 inches, respectively. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- On such occasions an interesting opportunity is offered to study Edison in his intense and constructive moods. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The taking of pictures is, of course, one of the interesting phases of the business from a popular standpoint. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Among the important and interesting achievements of chemistry in the Nineteenth Century is the _artificial production of organic compounds_. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The repeating rifle now seemed an interesting possibility and large sums were spent in developing a weapon of this type. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I hate to dwell long on any subject, unless indeed it were the merits of these my most interesting and valuable memoirs! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- That young tutor is an interesting fellow: we had some awfully good talk after dinner about books and things, he threw out tentatively in the hansom. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Some of Edison's most remarkable inventions are revealed in a number of interesting patents relating to the duplication of phonograph records. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A particularly interesting illustration of the results of this art occurred in Austria. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Her resolution of refusal only grew more interesting by the addition of a scheme for his subsequent consolation and happiness. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The person was Thomasin, with a candle, looking anxious, pale, and interesting. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Probably the most interesting of them all is the great Robber-crab, which is found on certain islands of the Pacific. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Of course, everybody got fearfully drunk--but in an interesting way, not like that filthy London crowd. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It is interesting to note that Edison became greatly interested in the later developments by Marconi, and is an admiring friend and adviser of that well-known inventor. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Yes, she said, indifferently, if you have nothing more interesting to talk about. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If you're not, I'd like to walk with you and tell you something very interesting. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- If the Aristotelian conception represented just Aristotle's personal view, it would be a more or less interesting historical curiosity. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- At the Cape Verde Islands he made some interesting observations of a white calcareous stratum which ran for miles along the coast at a height of a) bout forty-five feet above the water. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It was this intensely interesting side of bee life that attracted the attention of a clergyman in failing health, forced to seek out-of-door occupation, in the early forties. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It appeared to be something interesting, for every one was pushing and striving to get nearer. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Such events are very interesting, but the suspense of them cannot last long. Jane Austen. Emma.
- It may, of course, be a coincidence, but it is interesting. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- From the sole of thy foot to the crown of thy head, there is nothing interesting about thee. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She is amusingfairy-like, interesting to me;--you must be mistaken in supposing her handsome? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mrs. Cole seemed to be relating something of her that was expected to be very interesting. Jane Austen. Emma.
- In the treatment of iron ores, and especially those of low grade, the magnetic concentrator is an interesting and striking departure. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Editor: Matt