· a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"

Synonym(s): involvement

Hypernym(s): curiosity, wonder

· 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

Hypernym(s): benefit, welfare

· 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

· 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

· (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

· (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

· 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"

Synonym(s): pastime, pursuit

Hypernym(s): diversion, recreation

· excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

Hypernym(s): arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

Antonym(s): bore

· be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"

Synonym(s): concern, occupy, worry

· 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_doe_with