interesting A1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈɪntəɹəstɪŋ/ UK /ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #836 Meanings 1 adj holding your attention because it is exciting or unusual. This is the most interesting book I have read all year. Thesaurus Synonyms absorbinggripping ↔ Opposites boringsoggyuninteresting Word family Derived forms interestinglyinterestingnessnoninterestingsuperinteresting Common collocations interesting analogy Adjective + noun historically interesting Adverb + adjective marginally interesting Adverb + adjective scientifically interesting Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From interest + -ing. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # interesting **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɪntəɹəstɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 836 ## Meanings 1. holding your attention because it is exciting or unusual. ## Examples - This is the most interesting book I have read all year. ## Synonyms - absorbing - gripping ## Antonyms - boring - soggy - uninteresting ## Derived Forms - interestingly - interestingness - noninteresting - superinteresting ## Etymology From interest + -ing. ## AI Etymology Interesting comes from interest + -ing. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown