Definitions for curious
ˈkyʊər i əscu·ri·ous

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singularadjective

   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. curiousadjective

   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. curiousadjective

   having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more

   "a trap door that made me curious"

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. curiousadjective

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

2. curiousadjective

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

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

3. curiousadjective

   Prompted by curiosity.

4. curiousadjective

   unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. CURIOUSadjective

   Etymology: curiosus, Latin.

   1. Inquisitive; desirous of information; addicted to enquiry.

   Be not curious in unnecessary matters; for more things are shewn unto thee than men understand. Ecclus. iii. 23.

   Even then to them the spirit of lyes suggests,
   That they were blind, because they saw not ill;
   And breath’d into their uncorrupted breasts
   A curious wish, which did corrupt their will. Davies.

   2. Attentive to; diligent about: sometimes with after.

   It is pity a gentleman so very curious after things that were elegant and beautiful, should not have been as curious as to their origin, their uses, and their natural history. John Woodward.

   3. Sometimes with of.

   Then thus a senior of the place replies,
   Well read, and curious of antiquities. John Dryden, Fables.

   4. Accurate; careful not to mistake.

   ’Till Arrianism had made it a matter of great sharpness and subtlety of wit to be a sound believing Christian, men were not curious what syllables or particles of speech they used. Hook.

   5. Difficult to please; solicitous of perfection; not negligent; full of care.

   A temperate person is not curious of fancies and deliciousness; he thinks not much, and speaks not often of meat and drink. Taylour.

   6. Exact; nice; subtle.

   Both these senses embrace their objects at greater distance, with more variety, and with a more curious discrimation, than the other sense. William Holder.

   7. Artful; not neglectful; not fortuitous.

   A vaile obscur’d the sunshine of her eyes,
   The rose within herself her sweetness closed;
   Each ornament about her seemly lies,
   By curious chance, or careless art, composed. Edward Fairfax, b. ii.

   8. Elegant; neat; laboured; finished.

   Understanding to devise curious works, to work in gold. Ex.

   9. Rigid; severe; rigorous.

   For curious I cannot be with you,
   Signior Baptista, of whom I hear so well. William Shakespeare.

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

1. Curiousadjective

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

2. Curiousadjective

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

3. Curiousadjective

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

4. Curiousadjective

   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.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. curious

   Eager to know and learn from each other.

   We are naturally curious and therefore love to interact with other people.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 4, 2020  

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

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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. Marie Curie:

   Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

2. G. K. Chesterton:

   By a curious confusion, many modern critics have passed from the proposition that a masterpiece may be unpopular to the other proposition that unless it is unpopular it cannot be a masterpiece.

3. Petri Hawkins Byrd:

   I didn't inquire as to why, that's Judge Judy choice. But Judge Judy did inform me that fundamentally, I was priced out as the new bailiff on Judge Judy new show, my salary would have been too much. I was curious : How would Judge Judy know ? Judge Judy didn't ask me. Judge Judy didn't give me an opportunity to have accepted a lower salary.

4. Susan Napier:

   People will be curious, anime style is a very distinctive style, and if you’re not used to it, you’re going to say: ‘Wow, what is this? This is cool.’.

5. Brooke Corbett:

   I don’t see how what we were taught in the principles of Martin Luther King Jr. and judging people by the content of their character and not the color of their skin – I’m curious to know how proponents of critical race theory, or whatever they want to call it, squares with this what they’re trying to push now in the kids' schools.

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