intrigue

Other forms of intrigue

plural

intrigues·

past tense

intrigued·

present participle

intriguing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about intrigue

What does intrigue mean?

intrigue means "a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in intrigue?

intrigue has 2 syllables: in-trigue. The stress falls on "trigue". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈtɹiɡ/.

What is another word for intrigue?

Close synonyms include machination, fascinate, scheme, connive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is intrigue a common word?

intrigue is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.