- Given to prying into the affairs of others; snoopy. See synonyms at curious.
- Prying; inquisitive.
nosiness nos'i·ness n.
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nos·y or nos·ey (nō'zē) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: nosy |
adjective
| Antonyms: nosy |
Definition: very curious; prying
Antonyms: indifferent, uncaring, unconcerned, uninterested
| WordNet: nosey |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
offensively curious or inquisitive
Synonyms: nosy, prying, snoopy
| Translations: Nosey |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nysgerrig
v. intr. - blande sig i noget
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Nederlands (Dutch)
(te) nieuwsgierig, bemoeiziek, met kenmerkende geur, iemand met een grote neus
Français (French)
adj. - fouineur
v. intr. - fouiner
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Deutsch (German)
adj. - neugierig
v. - schnüffeln
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδιάκριτος, (φιλο)περίεργος
n. - μυταράς
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Português (Portuguese)
adj. - narigudo, de cheiro penetrante ou desagradável, sensível a maus cheiros, inquisitivo
n. - curiosidade (f) impertinente
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - entrometido, curioso, meterete, metomentodo, impertinente
v. intr. - entrometerse
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Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nyfiken, närgången
n. - nyfiken människa
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
大鼻子的, 爱追问的, 偷听
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 大鼻子的, 愛追問的
v. intr. - 偷聽
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 코가 큰, 참견 잘하는, 냄새가 고약한
v. intr. - 간섭하다
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鼻の大きい人, おせっかいな
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العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) فضولي (الاسم) شخص محب للاستطلاع
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חטטן, תוחב אפו, בעל אף גדול, בעל ריח מיוחד
v. intr. - תחב את אפו ל-
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