Definitions for curious
ˈkyʊər i əscu·ri·ous

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular(adj)

   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"

2. curious(adj)

   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"

3. curious(adj)

   having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more

   "a trap door that made me curious"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. curious(Adjective)

   Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.

2. curious(Adjective)

   Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore.

   Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.

3. curious(Adjective)

   Prompted by curiosity.

4. curious(Adjective)

   unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre

   The platypus is a curious creature, with fur like a mammal and a beak like a bird.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Curious(adj)

   difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact

2. Curious(adj)

   exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill

3. Curious(adj)

   careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry; habitually inquisitive; prying; -- sometimes with after or of

4. Curious(adj)

   exciting attention or inquiry; awakening surprise; inviting and rewarding inquisitiveness; not simple or plain; strange; rare

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1. Curious

   Curious is a women's fragrance by Britney Spears for Elizabeth Arden, and is the first perfume to be endorsed by Britney Spears, preceding "Fantasy." Spears reportedly earned $52 million from the endorsement.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Curious

   kū′ri-us, adj. anxious to learn: inquisitive: showing great care or nicety: skilfully made: singular: rare.—n. Curios′ity, state or quality of being curious: inquisitiveness: that which is curious: anything rare or unusual.—adv. Cū′riously.—n. Cū′riousness.—Curious arts (B.), magical practices. [Fr. curieux—L. curiosus—cura.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'curious' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4126

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'curious' in Adjectives Frequency: #554

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of curious in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of curious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of curious in a Sentence

1. Nicole Amesbury:

   Participate in fantasy. Be curious!

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Be curious! Curiosity is the mother of all knowledge.

3. Marie Curie:

   Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

4. Agatha Christie:

   Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.

5. Christina Zaske:

   I looked inside, mostly because I was curious to see an actual telegram.

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