What does incurious mean?
Definitions for incurious
ɪnˈkyʊər i əsin·cu·ri·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
incuriousadjective
showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity
"strangely incurious about the cause of the political upheaval surrounding them"
Wiktionary
incuriousadjective
Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested.
incuriousadjective
apathetic or indifferent.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Incuriousadjective
Negligent; inattentive.
Etymology: in and curious.
The Creator did not bestow so much skill upon his creatures, to be looked upon with a careless incurious eye. William Derham.
He seldom at the park appear'd;
Yet, not incurious, was inclin'd
To know the converse of mankind. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
incurious
Incurious refers to a lack of curiosity or interest; indifferent or unconcerned about gaining knowledge or learning new things.
Webster Dictionary
Incuriousadjective
not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless
Etymology: [L. incuriosus: cf. F. incurieux. See In- not, and Curious.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Incurious
in-kū′ri-us, adj. not curious or inquisitive: inattentive: deficient in interest.—adv. Incū′riously.—ns. Incū′riousness, Incurios′ity.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of incurious in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of incurious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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