curious

Meaning

1. Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
2. Caused by curiosity.
3. Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of bi-curious.
5. (in-compounds) Interested in entering a romantic or sexual relationship with a specified group.
6. (obsolete) Careful, fastidious, particular; (specifically) demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.
7. (obsolete) Carefully or artfully constructed; made with great elegance or skill.

Opposite of

incurious, noncurious, uncurious

Synonyms

inquisitive

strange

odd

peculiar

queer

rare

funny

😄

weird

interesting

quaint

bizarre

novel

eccentric

nosey

agog

interested

amusing

inquiring

nosy

wonderful

wacky

suspicious

snooper

extraordinary

unusual

rum

remarkable

astonishing

singular

comical

unexpected

cheering

entertaining

marvellous

lucrative

sportive

wonder

investigative

intriguing

enjoyable

hilarious

pleasure

outlandish

profitable

annoying

kinky

moneymaking

prying

meddler

rummy

Translations

curieux

curioso

curioso

neugierig

kurios

curiós

strano

curioso

vreemd

merkwürdig

seltsam

vreemdsoortig

singular

eigenaardig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: curious

Cognate with Italian: curioso

Cognate with Occitan: curios

Cognate with Portuguese: curioso

Cognate with Spanish: curioso

In summary

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.

Sentences

I'm curious to see if there's another iteration somewhere down the line , he says .