interesting

adjective
UK: /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
US: /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

  1. Something that holds your attention because it is new, exciting, or unusual.

    1. That's interesting news, thanks for telling me. [ ] [ ]
    2. It's interesting how people's opinions can change over time so dramatically. [ ] [ ]

  2. Good at keeping your attention because it is full of ideas or information.

    1. This book is interesting, I can't put it down. [ ] [ ]
    2. The professor's lectures were always interesting and thought-provoking for the students. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

engaging fascinating intriguing exciting absorbing riveting
interesting transitive-verb

  1. To excite the curiosity or attention of someone.

    1. Does history interesting you? [ ] [ ]
    2. The possibility of finding lost treasure always interesting people. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "interesting" in English means: Something that holds your attention because it is new, exciting, or unusual., Good at keeping your attention because it is full of ideas or information..

The phonetic transcription of "interesting" is /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "interesting": engaging, fascinating, intriguing, exciting, absorbing, riveting.

Example usage of "interesting": "That's interesting news, thanks for telling me.". More examples on the page.