curious

Meaning

Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
Caused by curiosity.
Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
Clipping of bi-curious.
(obsolete) Careful, fastidious, particular; (specifically) demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.
(obsolete) Carefully or artfully constructed; made with great elegance or skill.

inquisitive

strange

desire to know

desirous of knowing

eager for knowledge

good deed

want to know

eager to know

Frequency

Hyphenated as

cu‧ri‧ous

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs/

From Middle English curious, from Old French curius, from Latin cūriōsus. The English word is cognate with Italian curioso, Occitan curios, Portuguese curioso, and Spanish curioso.