English-Thai Dictionary

interesting

ADJ น่าสนใจ  น่า ดึงดูดใจ  appealing attractive intriguing na-son-jai

 

interestingly

ADV อย่าง น่าทึ่ง  อย่าง น่า เอาใจใส่ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTERESTING

ppr. Giving a share or concern; as by interesting one in a voyage, or in a banking company. 1. Engaging the affections; as by interesting a person in one's favor.
2. Engaging the attention or curiosity; exciting emotions or passions; as an interesting story.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTERESTING

INTERESTING In "ter *est *ing, a.

 

Defn: Engaging the attention; exciting, or adapted to excite, interest, curiosity, or emotion; as, an interesting story; interesting news. Cowper.

 

INTERESTINGLY

INTERESTINGLY In "ter *est *ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an interesting manner.

 

INTERESTINGNESS

INTERESTINGNESS In "ter *est *ing *ness, n.

 

Defn: The condition or quality of being interesting. A. Smith.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

interesting

in ter est ing |ˈint (ə )ristiNG, ˈintəˌrestiNG ˈɪnt (ə )rəstɪŋ | ▶adjective arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention: an interesting debate | it will be very interesting to see what they come up with. DERIVATIVES in ter est ing ly adverb he talked interestingly and learnedly | [ sentence adverb ] : interestingly, the researchers did notice a link, in ter est ing ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

interesting

inter |est |ing |ˈɪnt (ə )rɪstɪŋ | ▶adjective arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention: an interesting debate | it will be very interesting to see what they come up with. PHRASES in an interesting condition archaic, euphemistic (of a woman ) pregnant. DERIVATIVES interestingly adverb he talked interestingly and learnedly | [ sentence adverb ] : interestingly, the researchers did notice a link, interestingness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

interesting

interesting adjective a dramatic look inside the classroom that makes for some interesting television: absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, riveting, gripping, compelling, compulsive, captivating, engaging, enthralling; appealing, attractive; amusing, entertaining, stimulating, thought-provoking, diverting, intriguing. ANTONYMS boring. WORD SPECTRUM: interesting / boring

interesting absorbing riveting transfixing mesmerizing hypnotic spellbinding captivating engrossing bewitching charming alluring irresistible enthralling entrancing beguiling fascinating gripping engaging exciting stimulating intriguing appealing endearing delightful attractive compelling enjoyable entertaining diverting amusing frivolous flippant

facetious

ironic wry dry bland uninspiring plodding pedestrian lackluster colorless humdrum mundane dreary gray dull tedious stiff leaden wooden mechanical tiresome insipid jejune plain vanilla a dime a dozen routine run-of-the-mill nothing to write home about ordinary conventional unoriginal unremarkable unimaginative boring

Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

interesting

interesting adjective it is one of the most interesting novels of its time: absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, riveting, gripping, compelling, compulsive, spellbinding, captivating, engaging, enthralling, entrancing, beguiling; appealing, attractive, amusing, entertaining, stimulating, thought-provoking, diverting, exciting, intriguing, action-packed; informal unputdownable. ANTONYMS boring, uninteresting.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

interesting

in ter est ing /ɪ́nt (ə )rəstɪŋ, -tərèst -/→interest 形容詞 more ～; most ～〈物 事 人が 〉 «人にとって /…するには /…という点で » 興味深い , おもしろい «to , for /to do /in » (↔uninteresting ); 〖it is interesting (for A ) to do /it is interesting that節 〗(A 〈人 〉が )…するのは […というのは ]おもしろい (!｟コーパス ｠it is interesting do ing は ｟まれ ｠) ; 〖it is interesting (for A ) to do /(to A ) that節 〗(A 〈人 〉にとって )…するのは […ということは ]おもしろい (!｟コーパス ｠(1 )that節が続く場合for Aの代わりにto Aを用いる方が普通. (2 )前出の構文と共にfor Aを伴うのは文脈から推定できない場合に限られ1割程度 ) ▸ It's interesting to watch him. ≒He's interesting to watch .彼を見ているとおもしろい (!「おもしろがっている 」のは 「彼 」でなく 「話し手 」であることに注意; →easy 形容詞 1 a 語法 (1 ), ↓作文のポイント ) ▸ It is interesting that you ask that [for you to ask that ].君がそんなことを聞くとはおもしろい ▸ It's quite interesting for me to sing in Italian .イタリア語で歌うのは私にとってなかなかおもしろい (!｟主に米 ｠では 「非常におもしろい 」の意にもなる; →quite 副詞 1 a b ) ▸ a very [really ] interesting question とてもおもしろい質問 ▸ That story is interesting to me .それは興味深いお話ですね (≒I am interested in that story. ) (!interestingは 「人に興味をもたせるような 」, interestedは 「〈人が 〉興味をもたせられた [抱いて ]」という意味を表す ) ▸ It would be interesting if the President could come .もし大統領が来ればおもしろいね (!itはif節または状況をさす ) ▸ “What do you think of this sweater? ” “Well, … interesting .”「このセーターどう 」「うーん, …おもしろいね 」 (!あまり好みではないことを婉曲 （えんきよく ）的に言うことができる ) ｟作文のポイント ｠私たちはトランプをしておもしろかった .× We were interesting to play cards .○ It was interesting to play cards .❢「おもしろがっている人 」が主語にくることはない. 同じ内容はWe had fun [a good time ] playing cards. でも表せる .類義 interestingとfunny, amusing, comical interesting は興味 関心を引き起こすようなおもしろさ, funny は人を笑わせるようなおもしろさ, amusing は人を楽しませるようなおもしろさ, comical は異常さや意外さによるこっけいなおもしろさをいう .in an ì nteresting cond í tion ｟英 ｠妊娠して .

 

interestingly

í n ter est ing ly 副詞 1 〖文修飾 〗おもしろいことには .2 興味を引くように, おもしろく .