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Interesting vs Intriguing - What's the difference?

interesting | intriguing | Synonyms |

Intriguing is a synonym of interesting.



As adjectives the difference between interesting and intriguing

is that interesting is arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone while intriguing is causing a desire to know more; mysterious.

As verbs the difference between interesting and intriguing

is that interesting is present participle of lang=en while intriguing is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun intriguing is

{{cx|dated|lang=en}} An intrigue.

interesting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Arousing]] or holding the attention or [[interest#Noun, interest of someone.

    • Synonyms

    * absorbing

    Antonyms

    * uninteresting * boring

    Derived terms

    * interestingness * interesting condition

    Verb

    (head)

    • intriguing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.

    • Synonyms

    * fascinating, interesting, attractive

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An intrigue.
  • * Thomas Longueville, The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck
    • In all these negotiations, and caballings, and intriguings , the person most concerned, Frances Coke, the beauty and the heiress, was only the ball in the game.