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interesting
English
Etymology
From interest +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nt??st??/, /??nt??st??/
- (US) IPA(key): /??nt???st??/, /??nt(?)??st??/, /??nt(?)??st??/, /??nt???st??/
- ,
Adjective
interesting (comparative more interesting, superlative most interesting)
- (obsolete) Of concern; affecting, important.
- 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 48:
- He indeed had good reason to be offended; for though Dr. Swinfen's motive was good, he inconsiderately betrayed a matter deeply interesting and of great delicacy, which had been entrusted to him in conference […] .
- 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 48:
- Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.
- 2015-11-22, Stan Lee, "Marvel's Stan Lee: 'I'd never really thought of doing comics for a living.'", The Guardian:
- Comics were just another form of entertainment to me, but it got to be more and more interesting every day.
- 2015-11-22, Stan Lee, "Marvel's Stan Lee: 'I'd never really thought of doing comics for a living.'", The Guardian:
- (euphemistic) Pregnant. [from 18th c.]
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 88:
- I found myself in a fair way of being a mother; and that I might be near my own relations, in such an interesting situation, I and my dear companion departed from H—n, not without great reluctance […] .
- 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby:
- Mrs Lenville (who, as has been before hinted, was in an interesting state) rushed from the rear rank of ladies, and uttering a piercing scream threw herself upon the body.
- 1928, WB Maxwell, We Forget Because We Must:
- I'm afraid I seem to make heavy weather of my interesting condition.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 88:
Synonyms
- absorbing
Antonyms
- uninteresting
- boring
Derived terms
- interesting condition
- interestingly
- interestingness
Translations
Verb
interesting
- present participle of interest
interesting From the web:
- what interesting facts
- what interesting mean
- what interesting questions to ask a girl
- what interesting things happened today
- what interesting about me
- what interesting questions to ask a guy
- what interesting facts about pandas
- what interesting things happened in 2010
curio
English
Etymology
Clipping of curiosity, 1851. Compare cabinet of curiosities and French objet de curiosité.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kj????i????/, /?kj???i????/, /?kj???i????/
Noun
curio (plural curios)
- A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.
Related terms
- curiosity
- curious
Translations
See also
See also: Thesaurus:trinket.
References
Anagrams
- Cú Roí
Galician
Noun
curio m (uncountable)
- curium
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ku.rjo/
Noun
curio m (plural curi)
- (chemistry) curium
Anagrams
- cuori
- urico
Latin
Noun
curi?
- dative singular of curium
- ablative singular of curium
References
- curio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- curio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- curio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- curio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- curio in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- curio in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ku?jo/, [?ku.?jo]
Etymology 1
From English curium, after Pierre and Marie Curie + -io.
Noun
curio m (uncountable)
- curium
See also
- curio on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Etymology 2
From English curie or French curie, named after Pierre and Marie Curie.
Alternative forms
- curie (obsolete)
Noun
curio m (plural curios)
- curie
curio From the web:
- what curious mean
- what curious
- what curiosity mean
- what curiosity
- what curious george
- what curious george character are you
- what curiosity killed the cat means
- what curious toddlers do crossword
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