interest (n.)
- absorption
- accent
- acquisitiveness
- activity
- advantage
- advocacy
- aegis
- affair
- affairs
- affect
- allotment
- allowance
- allure
- allurement
- amusement
- appeal
- applicability
- application
- appositeness
- appurtenance
- arouse
- attention
- attentiveness
- attraction
- attractiveness
- auspices
- authority
- autism
- avail
- avocation
- aye
- backing
- bag
- bait
- bearing
- beguilement
- behalf
- benefit
- benison
- bewitchery
- bewitchment
- bias
- birthright
- bit
- bite
- blandishment
- blessing
- boon
- bribe
- budget
- business
- cajolery
- camp
- campaign
- captivation
- capture
- care
- careerism
- carrot
- carry
- catch
- cathexis
- caucus
- cause
- championship
- charisma
- charity
- charm
- chunk
- claim
- cleanup
- commerce
- commission
- commitment
- common
- con
- concern
- connect
- connection
- consequence
- consideration
- contingent
- convenience
- countenance
- crusade
- curiosity
- curiousness
- cut
- deal
- demand
- destiny
- discrimination
- diversion
- dividend
- division
- doing
- dole
- drag
- draw
- drive
- due
- earnings
- easement
- egotism
- emphasis
- employ
- employment
- enchantment
- encouragement
- end
- engage
- engagement
- engrossment
- entangle
- enterprise
- entertainment
- enthrallment
- enthusiasm
- enticement
- entrapment
- equity
- estate
- excellence
- excitement
- faction
- faculty
- faith
- fascination
- fate
- favor
- favoritism
- fetch
- fillip
- fire
- flirtation
- fosterage
- function
- gain
- germaneness
- get
- glamour
- good
- goodwill
- greed
- gross
- guidance
- half
- helping
- hoard
- hobby
- hold
- holding
- import
- importance
- incentive
- incitement
- inclination
- incline
- income
- individualism
- inducement
- inequality
- influence
- inquisitiveness
- interestedness
- interests
- intrigue
- investment
- invitation
- invite
- involvement
- issue
- job
- killing
- labor
- lead
- leaning
- lifework
- limitation
- lookout
- lot
- lucre
- lure
- magnetism
- mark
- materiality
- matter
- measure
- meddlesomeness
- meed
- melon
- merit
- mess
- modicum
- moiety
- moment
- move
- movement
- narcissism
- nay
- nepotism
- net
- no
- nosiness
- note
- notice
- occupation
- officiousness
- offshoot
- paramountcy
- part
- partiality
- participation
- partisanship
- party
- passion
- pastime
- patronage
- payment
- pelf
- percentage
- perk
- perquisite
- pertinence
- pickings
- piece
- pique
- plaque
- plum
- point
- portion
- possessiveness
- power
- precedence
- preeminence
- preference
- premium
- prerogative
- prescription
- pretense
- pretension
- price
- primacy
- principle
- priority
- pro
- proceeding
- proceeds
- profit
- profits
- prompt
- property
- proportion
- prosperity
- provocation
- prurience
- prying
- pull
- pursuit
- quantum
- quota
- rake-off
- rate
- ration
- receipts
- reference
- regard
- relatedness
- relaxation
- relevance
- remoteness
- respect
- return
- returns
- reward
- right
- scrutiny
- sect
- seduction
- segment
- self-absorption
- self-centeredness
- self-esteem
- self-importance
- self-indulgence
- self-interest
- self-seeking
- self-sufficiency
- selfishness
- service
- settlement
- share
- side
- significance
- slice
- snare
- splinter
- sponsorship
- stake
- stimulation
- stimulus
- stock
- store
- stress
- suction
- superiority
- supremacy
- sway
- sweetener
- sweetening
- sympathy
- take
- take-in
- tangle
- tantalization
- tease
- tempt
- temptation
- thing
- tickle
- title
- touch
- transaction
- trust
- tutelage
- undertaking
- use
- usury
- value
- voyeurism
- wealth
- weight
- welfare
- well-being
- wing
- winnings
- winsomeness
- witchery
- wooing
- work
- worth
interest (v.)
- absorb
- accent
- advantage
- affect
- allowance
- allure
- animate
- appeal
- arouse
- attention
- attract
- avail
- bag
- bait
- beckon
- benefit
- bias
- bit
- bite
- bribe
- bring
- budget
- camp
- campaign
- captivate
- capture
- care
- carry
- catch
- caucus
- cause
- charm
- chunk
- claim
- commission
- con
- concern
- connect
- convenience
- countenance
- crusade
- cut
- deal
- decide
- demand
- determine
- dispose
- dole
- drag
- draw
- drive
- due
- embarrass
- employ
- end
- engage
- engross
- enlist
- enmesh
- entangle
- estate
- excite
- fascinate
- fate
- favor
- fetch
- fire
- function
- gain
- get
- glamour
- good
- gross
- hoard
- hold
- implicate
- import
- incite
- incline
- induce
- infect
- influence
- intrigue
- invite
- involve
- issue
- job
- kindle
- labor
- lead
- lot
- lure
- mark
- matter
- measure
- merit
- mess
- move
- net
- note
- notice
- part
- party
- patronage
- perk
- persuade
- piece
- pique
- point
- portion
- power
- price
- procure
- profit
- prompt
- proportion
- provoke
- pull
- quicken
- rate
- ration
- reference
- regard
- respect
- return
- reward
- right
- sect
- segment
- service
- share
- side
- slice
- snare
- splinter
- stake
- stimulate
- stock
- store
- stress
- suction
- summon
- sway
- take
- tangle
- tantalize
- tease
- tempt
- tickle
- titillate
- title
- touch
- trust
- use
- value
- weight
- whet
- wing
- work
interest (adj.)
- animate
- attention
- bag
- bearing
- beguiling
- bias
- bit
- boon
- budget
- camp
- care
- carry
- common
- contingent
- cut
- deal
- demand
- droit
- due
- end
- enterprise
- estate
- faith
- fire
- gain
- get
- good
- greed
- gross
- half
- holding
- import
- job
- killing
- lead
- leaning
- lot
- mark
- moment
- net
- no
- part
- party
- persuasive
- piece
- point
- power
- premium
- prescription
- price
- pro
- profit
- prompt
- prying
- rate
- ration
- reward
- right
- sect
- self-seeking
- self-serving
- service
- side
- stimulative
- stock
- store
- thing
- trust
- use
- weight
- wing
- work
- worth
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth.
Look you, I am the most concerned in my own interests.
Interest speaks all sorts of tongues, and plays all sorts of parts, even that of disinterestedness.
The sounding cataract
Haunted me like a passion; the tall rock,
The mountain, and the deep and gloomy wood,
Their colours and their forms, were then to me
An appetite,—a feeling and a love,
That had no need of a remoter charm
By thoughts supplied, nor any interest
Unborrowed from the eye.
