interesting

Making you want to pay attention or learn more.

• This is an interesting book.
• We heard some interesting stories yesterday.
• Did you find the talk interesting?

How to use it: interesting to someone (The exhibition was interesting to the children.); interesting to do something (It was interesting to hear her story.); find something interesting (I find local history interesting.)

Similar words: engaging, fascinating

Opposites: boring, uninteresting

Common phrases: interesting book, interesting to someone, interesting to read, interesting story