[W/K] :: Interesting

  Interest \In"ter*est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interested; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Interesting.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older
     form interess, fr. F. int['e]resser, L. interesse. See
     Interest, n.]
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     1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to
        excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or
        thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest
        one in charitable work.
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              To love our native country . . . to be interested in
              its concerns is natural to all men.   --Dryden.
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              A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages.
                                                    --Addison.
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     2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern;
        to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]
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              Or rather, gracious sir,
              Create me to this glory, since my cause
              Doth interest this fair quarrel.      --Ford.
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     3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]
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              The mystical communion of all faithful men is such
              as maketh every one to be interested in those
              precious blessings which any one of them receiveth
              at God's hands.                       --Hooker.
  
     Syn: To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy;
          hold.
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  Interesting \In"ter*est*ing\, a.
     Engaging the attention; exciting, or adapted to excite,
     interest, curiosity, or emotion; as, an interesting story;
     interesting news. --Cowper.
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  interesting
       adj : arousing or holding the attention [ant: uninteresting]

  71 Moby Thesaurus words for "interesting":
     absorbing, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling,
     bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching,
     charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither, compelling,
     coquettish, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enravishing,
     enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, fascinating,
     fetching, flirtatious, glamorous, gripping, hypnotic, intriguing,
     inviting, irresistible, juicy, lively, mesmeric, mouth-watering,
     piquant, prepossessing, provocative, provoking, provoquant, racy,
     ravishing, readable, rich, riveting, seducing, seductive, siren,
     sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, spicy, stimulating, succulent,
     taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, thought-challenging,
     thought-inspiring, thought-provoking, tickling, titillating,
     titillative, winning, winsome, witching
  
  

  interesting adj. In hacker parlance, this word has strong connotations
     of `annoying', or `difficult', or both. Hackers relish a challenge, and
     enjoy wringing all the irony possible out of the ancient Chinese curse
     "May you live in interesting times". Oppose trivial, uninteresting.
  
  

  interesting
       
          In hacker parlance, this word has strong connotations of
          "annoying", or "difficult", or both.  Hackers relish a
          challenge, and enjoy wringing all the irony possible out of
          the ancient Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times".
       
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