in·ter·est (ntrst, -tr-st, -trst)
n.
1.
a. A state of curiosity or concern about or attention to something: an interest in sports.
b. Something, such as a quality, subject, or activity, that evokes this mental state: counts the theater among his interest.
Women definately bring curiosity and concern and attention and surely invoke my mental state...but it's not like I've never seen a woman or know what one is...