The word interesting originally meant "of concern"; it was a synonym of important. It comes from the verb interest, which in its original use meant "to induce or persuade to participate or engage."

INTERESTING definition: 1. Someone or something that is interesting keeps your attention because he, she, or it is unusual…. Learn more.

Interesting definition: engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity.. See examples of INTERESTING used in a sentence.

If you find something interesting, it attracts your attention, for example because you think it is exciting or unusual. It was interesting to be in a different environment. The two halves of the town face each …

Definition of interesting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

INTERESTING meaning: attracting your attention and making you want to learn more about something or to be involved in something not dull or boring

Don't use 'interesting' to describe things which make a lot of money. For example, ' an interesting job ' is one that is enjoyable because it makes you feel interested, not one in which you earn a large salary.

The adjective interesting describes something that makes you curious, or catches your attention, but sometimes people use the word in a doubtful way when they are taken aback but want to be polite. …

Interesting, pleasing, gratifying mean satisfying to the mind. Something that is interesting occupies the mind with no connotation of pleasure or displeasure: an interesting account of a battle.

• Lawyers get to represent lots of clients in their careers, but few as interesting as a president. • She found him interesting, attractive even. • I found the book quite interesting even though it's not the sort …