Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close

interesting

adjective US /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

How often you will meet it

Rank 1,405 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,122 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.

What it means

adjective

  1. arousing or holding the attention

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

interesting in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • Several interesting or sparkling speeches had already been made.

    Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1

  • The servant did not seem to find these particulars very interesting.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

  • Fairer-than-a-Fairy lost no moment in which she could meet her lover, and they enjoyed many long and interesting interviews.

    The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1

  • But in spite of his interesting personality and genius, he has had to wait until the present time for full appreciation.

    Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1

  • Often Angelique would repeat to the Huberts, as they were all at work together, legends far more interesting than any fairy-tale.

    The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1

Nearby in the frequency table

The whole table Read a book