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in·ter·est·ing  (ntr-stng, -tr--stng, -t-rstng)
adj.
Arousing or holding the attention; absorbing.

inter·est·ing·ly adv.

interesting [ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ -tərɪs-]
adj
inspiring interest; absorbing
interestingly  adv
interestingness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.interesting - arousing or holding the attention
exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"
uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"

interesting
Translations
interesting [ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ] ADJinteresante
it is interesting thates interesante el hecho de que
it was interesting for meme pareció interesante
that's an interesting pointése es un punto interesante
it will be interesting to see what happensserá interesante ver lo que ocurre

interesting [ˈɪntərɛstɪŋ] adjintéressant(e)
a very interesting book → un livre très intéressant
That's an interesting question → C'est une question intéressante.
by far the most interesting → de loin le plus intéressant or la plus intéressante
His third album is by far his most interesting → Son troisième album est de loin le plus intéressant.
it is interesting that ... → il est intéressant de voir que ...
It is interesting that no one can supply a satisfactory answer to this question → Il est intéressant de voir que personne ne peut donner une réponse satisfaisante à cette question.
It will be interesting to see how he reacts → Il sera intéressant de voir comment il réagira.
It will be interesting to see what her reaction is → Il sera intéressant de voir sa réaction.
It was interesting to see him at work → C'était intéressant de le voir au travail.
It was interesting to be in a different environment → C'était intéressant de se retrouver dans un environnement différent.
interesting to watch → intéressant à regarder
The characters are interesting to watch → Les personnages sont intéressants à regarder.

interesting
adjinteressant; the interesting thing about it is that …das Interessante daran ist, dass …; she’s in an interesting condition (euph)sie ist in anderen Umständen

interesting [ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ] adjinteressante
interesting [ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ] adjinteressante

interesting مُشَوِق zajímavý interessant interessant ενδιαφέρων interesante mielenkiintoinen intéressant zanimljiv interessante 興味深い 흥미 있는 interessant interessant interesujący interessante интересный intressant น่าสนใจ ilgi çekici thú vị 有意思的


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There is, however, among these notes the following interesting paragraph, written in 1840 and clearly foreshadowing The Great Stone Face:
Of the old Welsh poets it may, perhaps, be interesting to remember two.
(the secretary's) face, during the reading of the above resolutions: to those who knew that the gigantic brain of Pickwick was working beneath that forehead, and that the beaming eyes of Pickwick were twinkling behind those glasses, the sight was indeed an interesting one.
 
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