1. interest - noun
· a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"
Synonym(s): involvement
Hypernym(s): curiosity, wonder
2. interest - noun
· a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"
Synonym(s): sake
3. interest - noun
· the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
Synonym(s): interestingness
Hypernym(s): power, powerfulness
Antonym(s): uninterestingness
4. interest - noun
· a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"
Hypernym(s): fixed_charge, fixed_cost, fixed_costs
5. interest - noun
· (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
Synonym(s): stake
Hypernym(s): share, portion, part, percentage
6. interest - noun
· (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production"
Synonym(s): interest_group
Hypernym(s): social_group
7. interest - noun
· a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
Hypernym(s): diversion, recreation
8. interest - verb
· excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
Hypernym(s): arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Antonym(s): bore
9. interest - verb
· be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
Synonym(s): concern, occupy, worry
10. interest - verb
· be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
Synonym(s): matter_to
Hypernym(s): refer, pertain, relate, concern, come_to, bear_on, touch, touch_on, have_to_do_with
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