What does intrigue mean?

Definitions for intrigue
ɪnˈtrig; ˈɪn trigin·trigue

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. intrigue, machinationnoun

    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

  2. intrigueverb

    a clandestine love affair

  3. intrigue, fascinateverb

    cause to be interested or curious

  4. scheme, intrigue, conniveverb

    form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

Wiktionary

  1. intriguenoun

    A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.

  2. intriguenoun

    The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves his imaginary characters.

  3. intriguenoun

    Clandestine intercourse between persons; illicit intimacy; a liaison.

  4. intrigueverb

    To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme.

  5. intrigueverb

    To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.

  6. intrigueverb

    To have clandestine or illicit intercourse.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. INTRIGUEnoun

    Etymology: intrigue, French.

    These are the grand intrigues of man,
    These his huge thoughts, and these his vast desires. Thomas Flatman.

    A young fellow long made love, with much artifice and intrigue, to a rich widow. Joseph Addison, Guard.

    The hero of a comedy is represented victorious in all his intrigues. Jonathan Swift.

    Now love is dwindled to intrigue,
    And marriage grown a money league. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

    Though this vicinity of ourselves to ourselves cannot give us the full prospect of all the intrigues of our nature, yet we have much more advantage to know ourselves, than to know other things without us. Matthew Hale, Originat. of Mankind.

    As these causes are the beginning of the action, the opposite designs against that of the hero are the middle of it, and form that difficulty or intrigue which makes up the greatest part of the poem. Alexander Pope.

  2. To Intrigueverb

    To form plots; to carry on private designs.

    Etymology: intriguer, Fr. from the noun.

ChatGPT

  1. intrigue

    Intrigue refers to a state of fascination, curiosity, or interest in something or someone, often associated with mystery, secrecy, or complex plots. It involves a sense of allure, attraction, or fascination that ignites curiosity and captivates attention. Intrigue can be related to various aspects such as a captivating story, mysterious events, or secretive actions that generate a sense of excitement or suspense.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intrigueverb

    to form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a purpose by secret artifice

  2. Intrigueverb

    to carry on a secret and illicit love or amour

  3. Intrigueverb

    to fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate; to embarrass

  4. Intrigueverb

    intricacy; complication

  5. Intrigueverb

    a complicated plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem

  6. Intrigueverb

    the plot or romance; a complicated scheme of designs, actions, and events

  7. Intrigueverb

    a secret and illicit love affair between two persons of different sexes; an amour; a liaison

  8. Etymology: [F. intriguer, OF. intriquer, entriquer; cf. It. intrigare. See Intricate, Extricate.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Intrigue

    in-trēg′, n. a complex plot: a private or party scheme: the plot of a play or romance: secret illicit love.—v.i. to form a plot or scheme: to carry on illicit love:—pr.p. intrigu′ing; pa.p. intrigued′.ns. In′trigant, Intrig′uer, one who intrigues, or pursues an object by secret artifices. [Fr. intriguerintricāre. See Intricate.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intrigue in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intrigue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of intrigue in a Sentence

  1. Ron DeSantis:

    I can tell you in four years, you did n’t see our administration leaking like a sieve, you did n’t see a lot of drama or palace intrigue, what you saw was surgical, precision execution. Day after day after day. And because we did that, we beat the left day after day after day.

  2. Michael Reaves/Getty Images:

    I think there's a lot of intrigue there. His performance on the field wasn't very good, on tape. I think, Robert Griffin, a rookie of the year, [I'm] surprised he's out there. Tim Tebow takes a team to the playoffs, there's some surprise that he never came back. You know, Johnny Manziel, he's out there.

  3. Rebecca Jarvis:

    I've been covering business for more than a decade, from the housing collapse to the fall of Bear Stearns, to the Bernie Madoff scandal, but none of these comes even close to the mystery and intrigue of Elizabeth Holmes.

  4. Syafrudin Anhar:

    Muhammadiyah is now in the middle of a struggle between a capitalist economic system and a socialist economic system, the world will not reach peace and prosperity through political intrigue, but rather through economic balance.

  5. Clive Cussler:

    The mystery, of course, the intrigue and the history. I'm a history nut. I never say anything, but I got a Ph.D. in maritime history, but it's the challenge, I think. Because if you are successful, it's a great feeling of achievement. In my case, if it's lost, I'll look for it.

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