(hyo͞o′mən-ĭn′trĭst, -tər-ĭst, -trĕst′)adj. Presenting people and their problems, concerns, or achievements in a way that arouses interest or sympathy: a human-interest story.
hu′man-in′terest
adj. (of a journalistic story) designed to arouse sympathy for the people and problems described. [1925–30]