Definition of

Interesting

In order to know the meaning of the interesting term that concerns us now, we are going to proceed, first of all, to discover its etymological origin. Thus, it must be indicated that it is a word that derives from Latin, it is exactly the result of the sum of several lexical components of that aforementioned language:

-The prefix “inter-”, which means “between”.

-The verb “esse”, which is synonymous with “to be”.

-The suffix “-nte”, which is used to indicate “agent”.

The adjective interesting is used to describe something that arouses interest . The notion of interest, in turn, has several uses, although now we will stick with its meaning as the inclination that the mood registers towards an individual, a style, a product, etc.

InterestingWhat is interesting, therefore, generates a motivation or a tendency in the subject. A special value is attributed to what is considered interesting, which explains or justifies that predisposition or attitude .

For example: “The owner of the company made me an interesting proposal that I should analyze calmly,” “The Ecuadorian soccer player managed to forge an interesting career abroad,” “When you have free time, let's go have a coffee because I have something interesting.” to tell you.”

Among the many words that can function as synonyms for interesting, we can highlight from captivating to attractive, including suggestive, seductive, suggestive or charming. On the contrary, its antonyms include terms such as bland, indifferent or bland.

Suppose a literary critic must review a book on a television program. This specialist, when referring to the work in question, points out that it presents an interesting story that revolves around the experiences of an abandoned child. The critic details that, due to the language used, the originality and other factors, the narrative aroused his interest.

A person can even be described as interesting. Take the case of a woman who is dating a man for the first time, whom she met at a co-worker's birthday party. When her friends ask her how the date went, the young woman indicates that she had a lot of fun and that she finds the boy interesting (because of his sense of humor, his sensitivity and other characteristics).

Likewise, we have to explain that in mathematics there is what is known as the paradox of interesting numbers. What we are trying to demonstrate is that all natural numbers are interesting. A paradox that has its origin in a talk between the mathematicians Ramanujan and Hardy, in which the latter stated that the number 1729 was boring.

“Very interesting” , finally, is the name of a magazine founded in 1981 in Spain . The publication is aimed at scientific dissemination. It belongs to Zinet Media Global and has achieved so much relevance that, in recent years, it has carried out extensions of itself such as “Muy Junior”, which is a science magazine for children between 6 and 11 years old that is published monthly form, or “Muy Historia”, which is bimonthly and is presented in the format of monographs on history.

To these we should also add “Muy Especial”, which are monographs that are published quarterly and have a varied theme, and “Muy Extra”.