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    [Adjective]  | "in*ter*est*ing" | \ ˈin-t(ə-)rə-stiŋ \


    1: holding the attention : arousing interest


    Origin: 1768 ;

    [Verb]  | "interest" 


    1: to engage the attention or arouse the interest of

    2: to induce or persuade to participate or engage


    Origin: 1608 ;

    [Adjective]  | "interesting" 


    1: holding the attention or provoking interest;


      * e.g., " ... an interesting lecture on conflicts in the Middle East since the demise of the Ottoman Empire "





    [Verb]  | "interesting" 


    1: to hold the attention of;


      * e.g., " ... the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk "



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    [Verb]  | "interest" 


    1: to hold the attention of;


      * e.g., " ... the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk "



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     [ "interesting" ]

    1: (adj) Something which arouses no interest at all.

      * e.g.,  ... Yes, your bottle cap collection is interesting. 


     [ "interesting" ]

    2: Used to politely avoid admitting this, which indirectly expresses your indifference.

     [ "interesting" ]

    1: oh God, oh God, we're all going to die

      * e.g.,  ... "what is you definition of interesting? 

     [ "interesting" ]

    1: used for lack of a better word in a conversation. can express 1)indifference, 2)actual interest, or 3)kill time before having to actually respond with a complete sentence (each indicated by the user's tone and manner); excellent word choice option when you do not want the person you are talking to to be able to say something else.

      * e.g.,  ... 1)"I like to study." - "Interesting..." 

     [ "interesting" ]

    1: An overused word which says nothing at all and belittles conversation.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm planning to jump off a building" 

     [ "interesting" ]

    1: Oh God, oh God, we're all gonna die!

      * e.g.,  ... Interesting as defined in "Serenity". (Had to do it ;) ) 

     [ "interesting" ]

    1: One of the best possible responses in various levels of conversation. There are many uses. If you aren't paying attention to an elongated conversation and are struck out of your trance-like state of boredom to realize it's your turn to speak. If you are put on the spot to give your opinion of something you don't particularly like or dislike, but you don't want to sound rude. If you are trying to squirm your way out of awkward small-talk with someone you don't want to listen to.

      * e.g.,  ...  Stacy: "...and then after he gave me flowers, he tried to KISS me! Eww!" 

     [ "interesting" ]

    1: pain in the ass, unpleasant, difficult, nuisance, difficult job, impossible job

      * e.g.,  ... Globalization is an interesting problem for many nations. 

     [ "interesting" ]

    1: In normal conversations, used to express doubt, curiosity, or critique. If someone says "this is interesting", it could mean "I doubt it", "I don't understand why it doesn't work", "Is this really true?", "How strange is that?"

      * e.g.,  ... First, he said he will come to the party. After he got to know the host, he said he had no time and needed to work. That's interesting! 

     [ "interesting" ]

    1: said when something really ISN'T interesting (said in a serious tone)

      * e.g.,  ... Liselle: "I ate" 


     [ "interesting" ]

    2: or when you don't know what else to say in a situation (said in a serious and kind of awkward tone)

      * e.g.,  ... Karen: "Interesting" (and rolls eyes) 

     [ "interesting" ]

    1: a word commonly used amoung schemers and con-artist everywhere when inspiration hits...

      * e.g.,  ... 'hmm...interesting' 

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