curious
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cu·ri·ous
(kyʊr'ē-əs) 
adj.
curiousness cu'ri·ous·ness n.
adj.
- Eager to learn more: curious investigators; a trapdoor that made me curious.
- Unduly inquisitive; prying.
- Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness: a curious fact.
- Archaic.
- Accomplished with skill or ingenuity.
- Extremely careful; scrupulous.
[Middle English, from Old French curios, from Latin cūriōsus, careful, inquisitive, from cūra, care. See cure.]
curiously cu'ri·ous·ly adv.curiousness cu'ri·ous·ness n.
SYNONYMS curious, inquisitive, snoopy, nosy. These adjectives apply to persons who show a marked desire for information or knowledge. Curious most often implies an avid desire to know or learn, though it can suggest prying: A curious child is a teacher's delight. A curious neighbor can be a nuisance. Inquisitive frequently suggests excessive curiosity and the asking of many questions: "Remember, no revolvers. The police are, I believe, proverbially inquisitive" (Lord Dunsany). Snoopy suggests underhanded prying: The snoopy hotel detective spied on guests in the lobby. Nosy implies impertinent curiosity likened to that of an animal using its nose to examine or probe: My nosy colleague went through my mail. See also synonyms at strange.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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curious
adjective
- Eager to acquire knowledge: inquiring, inquisitive, investigative, questioning. See investigate.
- Unduly interested in the affairs of others: inquisitive, inquisitorial. Informal nosy, snoopy. See investigate.
- Causing puzzlement; perplexing: funny, odd, peculiar, queer, strange, weird. See usual/unusual.
- Deviating from the customary: bizarre, cranky, eccentric, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unnatural, unusual, weird. Slang kooky, screwball. British Slang rum, rummy. See usual/unusual.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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curious
adj
Definition: desiring knowledge, understanding
Antonyms: disinterested, incurious, indifferent, uninterested
adj
Definition: very odd
Antonyms: average, normal, ordinary, usual
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curious
IN BRIEF: Eager to learn or find out. Also: odd.
An idea is a curious thing. It will not work unless you do.
— Hannah Whitall Smith (1833-1911).
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curious
sign description: The thumb and index finger of the F-handshape pinches and slightly shakes at the front of the throat.
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Curious (multiple meanings)
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Look up curious in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Being curious means being inquisitive and tending to investigate or explore, in the passive sense as strange, surprising, odd, or as an euphemism for erotic as in 'curious art'.
Curious may also refer to:
- Curious (fragrance), a women's fragrance from Elizabeth Arden, endorsed by Britney Spears
- "Curious" (Tony Yayo song), a song by Tony Yayo
- "Curious" (Danny Fernandes song), a song by Danny Fernandes
- Bi-curious, A person curious for a relationship or sexual activity with a person of the sex they do not favor.
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Curious
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nysgerrig, mærkværdig, pornografisk
Nederlands (Dutch)
nieuwsgierig, benieuwd, vreemd, erotisch prikkelend
Français (French)
adj. - curieux, curieux (péj), étrange
Deutsch (German)
adj. - neugierig, seltsam
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παράξενος, περίεργος, (φιλο)περίεργος, αδιάκριτος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - curioso, raro (coloq.)
Русский (Russian)
любопытный, диковинный, изысканный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - curioso, interesado, extraño, ávido de saber
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vetgirig, nyfiken, egendomlig, minutiöst grundlig (åld.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
好奇的, 古怪的, 求知的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 好奇的, 古怪的, 求知的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 호기심이 강한, 기이한, 이상한, 정밀한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 好奇心の強い, せんさく好きな, 好奇心をそそる, 奇妙な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) فضولي, غريب, عجيب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - אירוטי (ספר), נדיר, מוזר, סקרן
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