Interested
Interested adjective - Having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern.
Minded and interested are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Minded" instead an adjective "Interested".
Minded
Minded adjective - Having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action).
Interested and minded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Interested" instead an adjective "Minded".
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- Hanala has never fit in with her more duty minded family, instead being interested in the arts and culture as a child.
Source: Fanfic / Uplifted -
These will almost invariably be an upset man and an open-minded woman, or an extremely interested man and an extremely offended woman.
Source: Naked People Are Funny -
Played with in Undertale, where Papyrus appears to be an ambition-minded skeleton dedicated to serving the royal guard, while Sans only seems interested in pranks and loafing.
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