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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  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".
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To love our native country . . . to be interested in
              its concerns is natural to all men.   --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern;
        to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Or rather, gracious sir,
              Create me to this glory, since my cause
              Doth interest this fair quarrel.      --Ford.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :   [ jargon ]

  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.
  
  

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.]
     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.
  
              To love our native country . . . to be interested in
              its concerns is natural to all men.   --Dryden.
  
              A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern;
        to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]
  
              Or rather, gracious sir, Create me to this glory,
              since my cause Doth interest this fair quarrel.
                                                    --Ford.
  
     3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]
  
              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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  interesting
       adj : arousing or holding the attention [ant: uninteresting]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interesting
     Αγγλικά a.
     ενδιαφέρων, -ουσα, -ον

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interesting
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) Of concern; affecting, important.
     vb.
     (present participle of en interest nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  interesting
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) Of concern; affecting, important.
     vb.
     (present participle of en interest nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  interesting
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) Of concern; affecting, important.
     vb.
     (present participle of en interest nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  interesting
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) Of concern; affecting, important.
     vb.
     (present participle of en interest nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interesting
     Englanti a.
     kiinnostava, mielenkiintoinen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm i nterest ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interesting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en interest ordform=prespart); intressant,
  intresseväckande
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb interest)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/
  belangwekkend, interessant

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Interesting /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/
  الإهتمام

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  interesting //ˈɪn(t)əɹɛstɪŋ// //ˈɪntəɹəstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ// 
  интере́сен, интересен
  arousing or holding the attention

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/
  zajímavý

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/ 
  diddorol 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ/
  Interesse , Bedeutung , Anteil 
   see: of no interest
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ/
  interessant 
        "by far the most interesting technical innovation"  - die bei weitem interessanteste technische Innovation
        "the most interesting aspects of this report"  - das Interessanteste an diesem Bericht
   see: more interesting, most interesting
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ/
  interessierend
   see: interest, interested
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/
  
  ενδιαφέρων

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  interesting //ˈɪn(t)əɹɛstɪŋ// //ˈɪntəɹəstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ// 
  mielenkiintoinen, kiinnostava, kiintoisa
  arousing or holding the attention

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  interesting /intrəstiŋ/
  1. intéressant
  2. curieux, singulier

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/ 
  1. रोचक
        "Arthur Hailey's novels are interesting."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/
  interesantan, interesantne, zanimljiv, zanimljivih, zanimljivo, zanimljivom

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/
  érdekes

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  interesting //ˈɪn(t)əɹɛstɪŋ// //ˈɪntəɹəstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ// 
  menarik
  arousing or holding the attention

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/
  interessante

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  interesting //ˈɪn(t)əɹɛstɪŋ// //ˈɪntəɹəstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ// 
  面白い, 興味深い
  arousing or holding the attention

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  interesting /ıntrıstıŋ/ 
  įdomus

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  interesting /intrəstiŋ/
  1. belangwekkend, interessant
  2. curieus, typisch, vreemd, vreemdsoortig

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  interesting /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ 
    interesujący

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  interesting /intrəstiŋ/
  1. interessante
  2. curisoso, notável, singular

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  interesting /intrəstiŋ/
  интересный

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  interesting /intrəstiŋ/
  interesante

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  interesting //ˈɪn(t)əɹɛstɪŋ// //ˈɪntəɹəstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ// //ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ// 
  intressant
  arousing or holding the attention

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  interesting /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/
  1. enteresan, dikkate değer, çekici. interestingly  alâka uyandıracak surette.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɪntɝəstɪŋ/, /ˈɪntɝɪstɪŋ/, /ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/, /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 有趣的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 有趣味的

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