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curious
curiouseager to acquire knowledge; inquisitive: He was curious to know how she had come by so many of the rare objects.
Not to be confused with:curios – unusual objects of art, valued as a curiosity: She has a special cabinet for her curios.cu·ri·ous C0813700 (kyo͝or′ē-əs)adj.1. Eager to learn more: curious investigators; a trapdoor that made me curious.2. Unduly inquisitive; prying: a curious neighbor always looking over the fence.3. Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness: a curious fact.4. Archaic a. Accomplished with skill or ingenuity.b. Extremely careful; scrupulous or fastidious.
[Middle English, from Old French curios, from Latin cūriōsus, careful, inquisitive, from cūra, care; see cure.]
cu′ri·ous·ly adv.cu′ri·ous·ness n.curious (ˈkjʊərɪəs) adj1. eager to learn; inquisitive2. overinquisitive; prying3. interesting because of oddness or novelty; strange; unexpected4. rare (of workmanship, etc) highly detailed, intricate, or subtle5. obsolete fastidious or hard to please[C14: from Latin cūriōsus taking pains over something, from cūra care] ˈcuriously adv ˈcuriousness ncu•ri•ous (ˈkyʊər i əs)
adj. 1. eager to learn or know. 2. taking an undue interest in others' affairs; prying. 3. arousing attention or interest through being unusual or hard to explain; odd; strange; novel. 4. Archaic. a. made or done skillfully or painstakingly. b. careful; fastidious. c. marked by intricacy or subtlety. [1275–1325; Middle English < Latin cūriōsus careful, inquisitive, probably back formation from incūriōsus careless, derivative of incūria carelessness] cu′ri•ous•ly, adv. cu′ri•ous•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | curious - beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular, funny, oddstrange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has" | | 2. | curious - eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings"inquiring - given to inquiry; "an inquiring mind"incurious - showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity; "strangely incurious about the cause of the political upheaval surrounding them" | | 3. | curious - having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more; "a trap door that made me curious"interested - having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern; "an interested audience"; "interested in sports"; "was interested to hear about her family"; "interested in knowing who was on the telephone"; "interested spectators" |
curiousadjective1. inquisitive, interested, questioning, searching, inquiring, peering, puzzled, peeping, meddling, prying, snoopy (informal), nosy (informal) He was intensely curious about the world around him.
inquisitive indifferent, uninterested, incurious, uninquisitive2. strange, unusual, bizarre, odd, novel, wonderful, rare, unique, extraordinary, puzzling, unexpected, exotic, mysterious, marvellous, peculiar, queer (informal), rum (Brit. slang), singular, unconventional, quaint, unorthodox A lot of curious things have happened here in the past few weeks. unusual common, ordinary, familiar, everydaycuriousadjective1. Eager to acquire knowledge:inquiring, inquisitive, investigative, questioning.2. Unduly interested in the affairs of others:inquisitive, inquisitorial.Informal: nosy, snoopy.3. Causing puzzlement; perplexing:funny, odd, peculiar, queer, strange, weird.4. 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.Translationscurious (ˈkjuəriəs) adjective1. strange; odd. a curious habit. 稀奇古怪的 稀奇古怪的2. anxious or interested (to learn). I'm curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams. 好奇的 好奇的ˈcuriously adverb 好奇地 好奇地ˌcuriˈosity (-ˈo-) – plural ˌcuriˈosities – noun1. eagerness to learn. She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs. 好奇心 好奇心2. something strange and rare. That old chair is quite a curiosity. 奇事，珍品 奇品，珍品 IdiomsSeecuriouslyEncyclopediaSeeCuriositycurious
Synonyms for curiousadj inquisitiveSynonyms- inquisitive
- interested
- questioning
- searching
- inquiring
- peering
- puzzled
- peeping
- meddling
- prying
- snoopy
- nosy
Antonyms- indifferent
- uninterested
- incurious
- uninquisitive
adj strangeSynonyms- strange
- unusual
- bizarre
- odd
- novel
- wonderful
- rare
- unique
- extraordinary
- puzzling
- unexpected
- exotic
- mysterious
- marvellous
- peculiar
- queer
- rum
- singular
- unconventional
- quaint
- unorthodox
Antonyms- common
- ordinary
- familiar
- everyday
Synonyms for curiousadj eager to acquire knowledgeSynonyms- inquiring
- inquisitive
- investigative
- questioning
adj unduly interested in the affairs of othersSynonyms- inquisitive
- inquisitorial
- nosy
- snoopy
adj causing puzzlement; perplexingSynonyms- funny
- odd
- peculiar
- queer
- strange
- weird
adj deviating from the customarySynonyms- bizarre
- cranky
- eccentric
- erratic
- freakish
- idiosyncratic
- odd
- outlandish
- peculiar
- quaint
- queer
- quirky
- singular
- strange
- unnatural
- unusual
- weird
- kooky
- screwball
- rum
- rummy
Synonyms for curiousadj beyond or deviating from the usual or expectedSynonyms- peculiar
- queer
- rum
- rummy
- singular
- funny
- odd
Related Wordsadj eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)Related WordsAntonymsadj having curiosity arousedRelated Words |