Intrigue

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot.
  • n. The practice of or involvement in such schemes.
  • n. A clandestine love affair.
  • verb-intransitive. To engage in secret or underhand schemes; plot.
  • v. To effect by secret scheming or plotting.
  • v. To arouse the interest or curiosity of: Hibernation has long intrigued biologists.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.
  • n. The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves their imaginary characters.
  • n. Clandestine intercourse between persons; illicit intimacy; a liaison.
  • v. To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme.
  • v. To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.
  • v. To have clandestine or illicit intercourse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a purpose by secret artifice.
  • verb-intransitive. To carry on a secret and illicit love or amour.
  • v. To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate; to embarrass.
  • n. Intricacy; complication.
  • n. A complicated plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.
  • n. The plot of a play or romance; a complicated scheme of designs, actions, and events.
  • n. A secret and illicit love affair between two persons of different sexes; an amour; a liaison.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To entangle; involve; cause to be involved or entangled.
  • To plot for: scheme for.
  • To practise underhand plotting or scheming; exert secret influence for the accomplishment of a purpose; seek to promote one's aims in devious and clandestine ways.
  • To have clandestine or illicit intercourse.
  • n. Intricacy; complication; maze.
  • n. Secret or underhand plotting or scheming; the exertion of secret influence for the accomplishment of a purpose.
  • n. A clandestine plot; a scheme for entangling others, or for gaining an end by the exertion of secret influence: as, to expose an intrigue.
  • n. The plot of a play, poem, or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves his imaginary characters.
  • n. Clandestine intercourse between a man and a woman; illicit intimacy; a liaison.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
  • n. a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
  • n. a clandestine love affair
  • v. cause to be interested or curious
  • Verb Form
    intrigued    intrigues    intriguing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plot    love affair    romance   
    Cross Reference
    amour   
    Form
    intrigued    intriguing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    complicate    Embarrass    conspiracy    machination    scheme    plot    intricacy    complication    stratagem    amour   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Greig    creagh    fatigue    klieg    league    teague   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    treachery    conspiracy    jealousy    ambition    plot    strife    violence    corruption    quarrel    deceit