curious in English dictionary

  • curious

    Meanings and definitions of "curious"

    • (obsolete) Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.
    • Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore.
    • Prompted by curiosity.
    • unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.
    • adjective
      Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore.
    • adjective
      Prompted by curiosity.
    • adjective
      Unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre.
    • adjective
      (archaic)
      Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill.
    • inquisitive
    • unusual
    • eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
    • Having the desire to see new, interesting, rare things, and the like.
    • Wanting to discover a secret.
    • Out of the ordinary.
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      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"

    Synonyms of "curious" in English dictionary

    peculiar, queer, snoopy are the top synonyms of "curious" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "curious" in English dictionary

    incurious is the antonym of "curious" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of curious

    • curious ( comparative curiouser or more curious, superlative curiousest or most curious)
    • curious (comparative curiouser or more curious, superlative curiousest or most curious)
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