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Dictionary: in·ter·est·ing   (ĭn'trĭ-stĭng, -tər-ĭ-stĭng, -tə-rĕs'tĭng) pronunciation
adj.
Arousing or holding the attention; absorbing.

interestingly in'ter·est·ing·ly adv.

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Antonyms: interesting
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adj

Definition: appealing, entertaining
Antonyms: boring, dull, unexciting, uninteresting, unstimulating


Hacker Slang: interesting
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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.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Arousing or holding the attention.

pronunciation The world is extremely interesting to a joyful soul. — Alexandra Stoddard Source: Gracious Living in a New World

Translations: Interesting
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - interessant

Nederlands (Dutch)
interessant

Français (French)
adj. - intéressant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - interessant

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ενδιαφέρων, που παρουσιάζει ενδιαφέρον

Italiano (Italian)
interessante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - interessante

Русский (Russian)
интересный, важный, волнующий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - interesante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - intressant, underhållande, tänkvärd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有趣的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有趣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 흥미 있는, (고어)임신하여

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 興味を起こさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ممتع, مفيد, مهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעניין, מרתק‬


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