What does curious mean in English? Meaning of curious definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "curious": beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Adjective
Meaning: beyond or deviating from the usual or expectedExample: 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 behaviorSynonyms: curious
funny
odd
peculiar
queer
rum
rummy
singularSimilar: strange
unusualMeaning of "curious": eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
Adjective
Meaning: eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)Example: 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 doingsSynonyms: curiousAntonyms: incuriousSimilar: inquisitive
nosey
nosy
overcurious
prying
questioning
snoopy
speculative
wonderingAlso see: inquiringMeaning of "curious": having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more
Adjective
Meaning: having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning moreExample: a trap door that made me curiousSynonyms: curiousSimilar: interestedAdjective: (obsolete) Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy. 1612, John Smith, Proceedings of the English Colonie in Virginia, in Kupperman 1988, p.172: But departing thence, when we found no houses, we were not curious in any weather, to lie 3 or 4 nights together upon any shore under the trees by a good fire. Thomas Fuller (1606-1661) little curious in her clothes1612, John Smith, Proceedings of the English Colonie in Virginia, in Kupperman 1988, p.172: But departing thence, when we found no houses, we were not curious in any weather, to lie 3 or 4 nights together upon any shore under the trees by a good fire.Thomas Fuller (1606-1661) little curious in her clothesInquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore. Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.Prompted by curiosity. 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ix: But he to shift their curious request, / Gan causen, why she could not come in place […].1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ix: But he to shift their curious request, / Gan causen, why she could not come in place […].Unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre. The platypus is a curious creature, with fur like a mammal and a beak like a bird. 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI: Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI: Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.(archaic) Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill. Bible, Exodus xxxv.32 to devise curious works William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616) his body couched in a curious bedBible, Exodus xxxv.32 to devise curious worksWilliam Shakespeare (c.1564–1616) his body couched in a curious bedSynonyms:
inquisitive, interested, analytical, impertinent, inquiring, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, nosy, prurient, prying, puzzled, questioning, searching, interfering, investigative, snoopy, disquisitive, examining, inspecting, peeping, peering, scrutinizing, tampering, exotic, unusual, puzzling, remarkable, peculiar, extraordinary, strange, mysterious, wonderful, weird, unique, bizarre, marvelous, novel, oddball, quaint, queer, rare, singular, unconventional, unexpected, unorthodox,
Antonyms:
unconcerned, disinterested, indifferent, uninterested, usual, incurious, average, normal, ordinary, usual, standard, commonplace, disinterested, indifferent, uninterested, familiar, normal, ordinary, common, regular, incurious, average,
