Interest
nnoun.cognitiona sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or somethingSynset:involvement
Derivationally Related Form:interestinvolve
Hypernyms:curiosity wonder
Inherited Hypernyms:interestcuriositycognitive statepsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:concernenthusiasm
Full Hyponyms:anglomaniaballetomaniaconcerndirty linenenthusiasmleastmatterpartpersonal businesspoint of honorworldly concern
nnoun.attributea reason for wanting something doneSynset:sake
Examples:- for your sake
- died for the sake of his country
- in the interest of safety
- in the common interest
Hypernyms:benefit welfare
Inherited Hypernyms:sakebenefitgoodqualityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:behalf
nnoun.attributethe power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)Attributes:interesting uninteresting
Synset:interestingness
Examples:- they said nothing of great interest
- primary colors can add interest to a room
Antonyms:uninterestingness
Derivationally Related Form:interestinteresting
Hypernyms:power powerfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:interestpowerqualityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:charismacolorcolournewsnewsworthinesspersonal appealpersonal magnetismshrillnesstopicalityvividness
Full Hyponyms:charismacolornewsworthinessshrillnesstopicality
nnoun.possessiona fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowedExamples:- how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?
Hypernyms:fixed charge fixed cost fixed costs
Inherited Hypernyms:interestfixed chargechargecostoutgotransferred propertypossessionrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:compound interestsimple interest
Full Hyponyms:compound interestsimple interest
nnoun.possession(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with somethingTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:stake
Examples:- they have interests all over the world
- a stake in the company's future
Hypernyms:part percentage portion share
Inherited Hypernyms:interestshareassetspossessionrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:controlling interestequityfeegrubstakeinsurable interestreversionrightsecurity interestterminable interestundivided interestundivided rightvested interest
Full Hyponyms:artisan's lienchattel mortgagecollateralconditional salecontrolling interestequityescheatfederal tax lienfeefee simplefee tailfirst mortgagegarageman's liengeneral liengrubstakeguaranteeinsurable interestjudgment lienlandlord's lienlienmechanic's lienmortgagepawnpledgereversionrightsecond mortgagesecurity intereststate tax liensweat equitytax lienterminable interestundivided interestvested interestwarehouseman's lien
nnoun.group(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aimsDomain Usage:pluralplural form
Synset:interest group
Examples:- the iron interests stepped up production
Hypernyms:social group
Inherited Hypernyms:interestsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:advocacy grouplobbylobby grouppressure groupspecial-interest groupspecial interestspecial interest groupthird housevested interest
Full Hyponyms:military-industrial complexnational rifle associationspecial interestvested interest
nnoun.acta diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)Synset:pastime pursuit
Examples:- sailing is her favorite pastime
- his main pastime is gambling
- he counts reading among his interests
- they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits
Derivationally Related Form:pursue
Hypernyms:diversion recreation
Inherited Hypernyms:pastimediversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:avocationby-linehobbypursuitsidelinespare-time activity
Full Hyponyms:avocationspeleology
vverb.emotionexcite the curiosity of; engage the interest ofAntonyms:bore
Derivationally Related Form:interest
Hypernyms:arouse elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
Inherited Hypernyms:interestarousemake
Direct Hyponyms:absorbengageengrossfascinategripoccupyspellbindtransfix
Full Troponyms:absorbconsumefascinateinvolverivet
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.stativebe on the mind ofSynset:concern occupy worry
Examples:- I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
Derivationally Related Form:interestoccupationconcern
Inherited Hypernyms:concern
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The bad news will --- him (apply to: interest, worry, concern, occupy)
vverb.stativebe of importance or consequenceSynset:matter to
Derivationally Related Form:interest
Hypernyms:bear on come to concern have to do with pertain refer relate touch touch on
Inherited Hypernyms:matter torefer
Direct Hyponyms:fascinateintrigue
Full Troponyms:grabintrigue
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something