intrigue
verb
• arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.
• "I was intrigued by your question"
Similar:
interest,
be of interest to,
fascinate,
be a source of fascination to,
arouse someone's curiosity,
engage someone's attention,
attract,
draw,
lure,
tempt,
tantalize,
rivet,
absorb,
engross,
charm,
captivate,
divert,
titillate,
interesting,
fascinating,
absorbing,
compelling,
gripping,
riveting,
captivating,
engaging,
enthralling,
diverting,
titillating,
tantalizing,
stimulating,
thought-provoking,
• make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone.
• "Henry and Louis intrigued with the local nobles"
Similar:
plot,
hatch a plot,
conspire,
take part in a conspiracy,
make secret plans,
lay plans,
scheme,
manoeuvre,
connive,
collude,
work hand in glove,
complot,
cabal,
machinate,
intrigue
noun
• the secret planning of something illicit or detrimental.
• "the cabinet was a nest of intrigue"
Similar:
plotting,
planning,
conspiracy,
collusion,
conniving,
scheming,
machination,
palace intrigue,
trickery,
sharp practice,
double-dealing,
unscrupulousness,
underhandedness,
deviousness,
subterfuge,
plot,
scheme,
stratagem,
ruse,
wile,
artifice,
manoeuvre,
dirty tricks,
complot,
cabal,
covin,
• a mysterious or fascinating quality.
• "within the region's borders is a wealth of interest and intrigue"
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘deceive, cheat’): from French intrigue ‘plot’, intriguer ‘to tangle, to plot’, via Italian from Latin intricare (see intricate). intrigue (sense 1 of the verb), which was influenced by a later French sense ‘to puzzle, make curious’, arose in the late 19th century.
