What does curious mean?
Definitions for curious
ˈkyʊər i əscu·ri·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
curious(adj)
having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more
"a trap door that made me curious"
Wiktionary
curious(Adjective)
Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.
curious(Adjective)
Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore.
Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.
curious(Adjective)
Prompted by curiosity.
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
Curious(adj)
difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact
Curious(adj)
exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill
Curious(adj)
careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry; habitually inquisitive; prying; -- sometimes with after or of
Curious(adj)
exciting attention or inquiry; awakening surprise; inviting and rewarding inquisitiveness; not simple or plain; strange; rare
Freebase
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
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.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'curious' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4126
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'curious' in Adjectives Frequency: #554
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of curious in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of curious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of curious in a Sentence
Participate in fantasy. Be curious!
Be curious! Curiosity is the mother of all knowledge.
Im curious, like everyone else, to see it, i cant wait.
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.
Peter Paul Buttigieg was super curious and engaged and thoughtful.
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From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- فضولي, فArabic
- ціка́вы, дапытлівыBelarusian
- странен, любознателен, любопитен, куриозенBulgarian
- curiós, curiosaCatalan, Valencian
- podivný, zvláštní, zvědavýCzech
- kuriøs, nysgerrig, mærkværdig, besynderligDanish
- kurios, neugierigGerman
- περίεργοςGreek
- scivolaEsperanto
- raro, curioso, extrañoSpanish
- utelias, outo, erikoinenFinnish
- curieuxFrench
- סקרנית, סקרןHebrew
- kíváncsiHungarian
- ingin tahuIndonesian
- curioso, stranoItalian
- 知る, 好奇心Japanese
- studiosus, curiosusLatin
- žingeidus, smalsus, keistas, neįprastasLithuanian
- ziņkārīgs, ziņkārsLatvian
- љубопитен, чуден, необиченMacedonian
- apart, nieuwsgierigDutch
- nysgjerrigNorwegian
- ciekawyPolish
- estranho, curiosoPortuguese
- ciudat, straniu, curios, neobișnuit, bizarRomanian
- любопытство, любопытный, интерес, пытливый, курьёзный, странный, любознательныйRussian
- besynnerlig, nyfiken, märklig, märkvärdigSwedish
- อยากรู้อยากเห็นThai
- meraklıTurkish
- ціка́вий, допи́тливийUkrainian
- טשיקאַוועYiddish
- 好奇Chinese
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