interesting
Usage
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Something that is interesting occupies the mind with no connotation of pleasure or displeasure: an interesting account of a battle. Something that is pleasing engages the mind favorably: a pleasing account of the wedding. Something that is gratifying fulfills expectations, requirements, etc.: a gratifying account of his whereabouts; a book gratifying in its detail.
Example Sentences
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“So is there anything interesting in Deer Hill? Besides potentially living in a horror movie.”
From Literature
It had been a particularly interesting lesson, since all of us girls had to learn how to take someone down while wearing a gigantic hoop skirt from the 1800s.
From Literature
"She looks in his notebook and says: 'You know, those are really interesting drawings. What are you doing here to be an English professor. You should be doing that for a living, not teaching English'."
From BBC
"It came to us via email and one of our curators thought, this is really an interesting image, we've known about the painting for over 100 years but we've never seen it."
From BBC
Much more interesting to investors than the inevitable correction, however, is the other 493 stocks in the S&P 500 that have collectively absorbed it.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
