Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interested

/ˈɪnt.əˌɹɛs.tɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-est-ed
IPA: /ˈɪnt.əˌɹɛs.tɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).

adj

Having an interest (stake); being a stakeholder; motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.

adj

Having an interest (stake); being a stakeholder; motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.

verb

simple past and past participle of interest

Example Sentences

"I'm very interested in going to see that play."
"all interested parties [≈ all stakeholders]"
"I was even mortified at those instances of his liberality, which my situation compelled me to receive, lest, being but little acquainted with my disposition, he should suspect me of being interested in my love […]."
"[…] they impressed my youthful mind with a sincere aversion to the northern inhabitants of Britain, as a people blood-thirsty in time of war, treacherous during truce, interested, selfish, avaricious, and tricky in the business of peaceful life, and having few good qualities,[…]."
""Oh, you are quite wrong!" cried his mother; "no love of fortune, nor of ambition, could have tempted Norbourne to desert you. Little, indeed, do you know his high and generous nature, when you suppose that he could be actuated by an interested motive.""
"He maintained -- the thought is not unnatural in a royal historiographer -- that the generous actions of great princes are often twisted and misrepresented by interested critics."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɪnt.əˌɹɛs.tɪd/
British English: /ˈɪnt.ə.ɹɪs.tɪd/

Inflected Forms

more interested (comparative) most interested (superlative)

Derived Forms

disinterestedness interestedly interestedness noninterested overinterested uninterestedness

Phrases

disinterested → disinterestedly I'm not interested self-interested uninterested → uninterestedly

Synonyms

engaged engrossed fascinated absorbed bewitched captivated enchanted enthralled entranced hypnotized interested mesmerized

Antonyms

indifferent uninterested adiaphroistic apathetic apathistical blasé blithe deaf cool shiftless dispassionate dull

Rhymes With

uninterested

Questions

How do you pronounce interested?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnt.əˌɹɛs.tɪd/.
What does interested mean?: Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).

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