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   curious

   /ˈkjʊərɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. eager to know or learn something: "I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom"
   • ▪ expressing curiosity: "a curious stare" Similar inquisitiveintriguedinterestedeager to knowdying to knowburning with curiosityagogquizzicalinquiringsearchingprobingqueryingquestioninginterrogativeperplexedpuzzledbaffledmystifiedinformal:nosynosy-parkersnoopynebbyOpposite uninterested
   • 2. strange; unusual: "a curious sensation overwhelmed her" Similar strangeoddpeculiarfunnyunusualbizarreweirdeccentricqueerunexpectedunfamiliarabnormalout of the ordinaryatypicalanomalousuntypicaldifferentout of the waysurprisingincongruousextraordinaryremarkablepuzzlingmystifyingmysteriousperplexingbafflingunaccountableinexplicableirregularsingularoffbeatunconventionalunorthodoxoutlandishoff-centreaberrantfreakfreakishdeviantuncannyeerieunnaturalout of the commonoutréuncoinformal:off the wallwackyrumwackoOpposite ordinary
   • ▪ (of books) erotic or pornographic. euphemistic

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus ‘careful’, from cura ‘care’. curious (sense 2) dates from the early 18th century.

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   • 1. curiousness noun

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   Synonyms for CURIOUS: inquisitive, interested, nosey, nosy, concerned, prying, questioning, officious; Antonyms of CURIOUS: indifferent, incurious, disinterested, uncurious, uninterested, unconcerned, apathetic, normal

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   Synonyms and examples. inquisitive. She's such an inquisitive little girl! inquiring. The organization tries to encourage inquiring and analytical young people to go into the sciences. nosy. disapproving. "Did her spouse leave her?" "Well, aren't you rather nosy!" prurient. formal disapproving.

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   Synonyms for CURIOSITY: concern, questioning, inquisitiveness, interest, curiousness, nosiness, wonderment, attentiveness; Antonyms of CURIOSITY: indifference, disregard, incuriosity, apathy, unconcern, incuriousness, disinterestedness, conformity

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   Synonyms for CURIOUS in English: inquisitive, interested, questioning, searching, inquiring, peering, puzzled, peeping, meddling, prying, …

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    noun. These are words and phrases related to curiosity. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of curiosity. She's full of curiosity about our new house. Synonyms. inquisitiveness. interest. questioning. prying. nosiness. Slang. Antonyms. indifference. apathy. disregard.

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    synonyms: inquisitive, questioning, speculative, wondering. showing curiosity. nosey, nosy, prying, snoopy. offensively curious or inquisitive. overcurious. showing excessive curiosity. inquiring. given to inquiry. see more see less. adjective. having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more. “a trap door that made me curious ”