NOUN | cognition | interest, involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something |
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attribute | interest, sake | a reason for wanting something done | |
attribute | interest, interestingness | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) | |
possession | interest | a fixed charge for borrowing money | |
possession | interest, stake | (law) a right or legal share of something | |
group | interest, interest group | (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims | |
act | interest, pastime, pursuit | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | |
VERB | emotion | interest | excite the curiosity of |
stative | interest, concern, occupy, worry | be on the mind of | |
stative | interest, matter to | be of importance or consequence |
Sounds | ih'nterahst; ih'nterihst; ih'ntrahst; ih'ntrihst | |
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Rhymes | abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst... | |
abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst... |
Meaning | A sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something. | |
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Example | "an interest in music" | |
Synonym | involvement | |
Narrower | concern | Something that interests you because it is important or affects you |
enthusiasm | A lively interest | |
Broader | curiosity, wonder | A state in which you want to learn more about something |
Spanish | interés | |
Catalan | interès | |
Verbs | interest | excite the curiosity of |
interest | be on the mind of |
Meaning | A reason for wanting something done. | |
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Synonym | sake | |
Narrower | behalf | For someone's benefit (usually expressed as 'in behalf' rather than 'on behalf' and usually with a possessive) |
Broader | benefit, welfare | Something that aids or promotes well-being |
Spanish | beneficio, bien, interés, provecho | |
Catalan | bé, benefici, profit |
Meaning | The power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.). | |
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Synonym | interestingness | |
Attributes | interesting | Arousing or holding the attention |
uninteresting | Arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement | |
Narrower | charisma, personal appeal, personal magnetism | A personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others |
color, colour, vividness | interest and variety and intensity | |
newsworthiness, news | The quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins | |
shrillness | The quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses | |
topicality | The attribute of being of interest at the present time | |
Broader | power, powerfulness | possession of controlling influence |
Opposite | uninterestingness | inability to capture or hold one's interest |
Spanish | interés | |
Catalan | interès | |
Verbs | interest | excite the curiosity of |
interest | be of importance or consequence |
Meaning | A fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed. | |
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Example | "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?" | |
Narrower | compound interest | interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest |
simple interest | interest paid on the principal alone | |
Broader | fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs | A periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) |
Spanish | interés | |
Catalan | interès | |
Adjectives | interest-bearing | of financial obligations on which interest is paid |
Meaning | (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something. | |
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Example | "they have interests all over the world" | |
Synonym | stake | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Narrower | controlling interest | ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares |
equity | The ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation | |
fee | An interest in land capable of being inherited | |
grubstake | funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits / profits | |
insurable interest | An interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy | |
reversion | (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) | |
right | (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing | |
security interest | Any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation | |
terminable interest | An interest in property that terminates under specific conditions | |
undivided interest, undivided right | The interest in property owned by tenants / tenants / tenants whereby each tenant / tenant / tenant has an equal right to enjoy / enjoy / enjoy / enjoy / enjoy the entire property | |
vested interest | (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another | |
Broader | share, portion, part, percentage | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
Spanish | interés, participación | |
Catalan | interès, participació |
Meaning | (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims. | |
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Example | "the iron interests stepped up production" | |
Synonym | interest group | |
Narrower | special interest, special-interest group, special interest group, advocacy group, lobby group, lobby, pressure group, third house | A group of people who try actively to influence legislation / legislation |
vested interest | groups that seek to control a social ... / social system or activity from which they derive private benefit | |
Broader | social group | People sharing some social relation |
Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
Meaning | A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly). | |
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Example | "he counts reading among his interests" | |
Synonyms | pastime, pursuit | |
Narrower | avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity | An auxiliary activity |
Broader | diversion, recreation | An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates / stimulates |
Spanish | afición, distracción, entretenimiento, hobby, interés, pasatiempo | |
Catalan | afició, distracció, entreteniment, passatemps |
Meaning | excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Narrower | absorb, engross, engage, occupy | Consume all of one's attention or time |
fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind | To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | |
Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
Opposite | bore, tire | Cause to be bored |
Spanish | aficionar, interesarse, interesar | |
Catalan | aficionar, interessar-se, interessar | |
Nouns | interest | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) |
interest | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something |
Meaning | Be on the mind of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The bad news will interest him | |
Synonyms | concern, occupy, worry | |
Spanish | aficionar, interesar, ocupar, preocupar | |
Catalan | aficionar, interessar, ocupar, preocupar | |
Nouns | interest | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something |
Meaning | Be of importance or consequence. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | matter to | |
Narrower | intrigue, fascinate | Cause to be interested or curious |
Broader | refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have to do with | Be relevant to |
Spanish | aficionar, interesar | |
Catalan | aficionar, interessar | |
Nouns | interest | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) |
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