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   curious

   /ˈkjʊərɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. eager to know or learn something: "I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom"
   • ▪ expressing curiosity: "a curious stare" Similar inquisitiveintriguedinterestedeager to knowdying to knowburning with curiosityagogquizzicalinquiringsearchingprobingqueryingquestioninginterrogativeperplexedpuzzledbaffledmystifiedinformal:nosynosy-parkersnoopynebbyOpposite uninterested
   • 2. strange; unusual: "a curious sensation overwhelmed her" Similar strangeoddpeculiarfunnyunusualbizarreweirdeccentricqueerunexpectedunfamiliarabnormalout of the ordinaryatypicalanomalousuntypicaldifferentout of the waysurprisingincongruousextraordinaryremarkablepuzzlingmystifyingmysteriousperplexingbafflingunaccountableinexplicableirregularsingularoffbeatunconventionalunorthodoxoutlandishoff-centreaberrantfreakfreakishdeviantuncannyeerieunnaturalout of the commonoutréuncoinformal:off the wallwackyrumwackoOpposite ordinary
   • ▪ (of books) erotic or pornographic. euphemistic

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus ‘careful’, from cura ‘care’. curious (sense 2) dates from the early 18th century.

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   • 1. curiousness noun

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   What do you call a person who is curious?

   • eager to learn or know; inquisitive. prying; meddlesome. a curious scene. Archaic. made or prepared skillfully. a curious inquiry. careful; fastidious. marked by intricacy or subtlety. rare. obsolete.

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   What does curious mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! CURIOUS meaning: 1. interested in learning about people or things around you: 2. strange and unusual: 3…. Learn more.

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   What does curioso mean?

   • 感興趣的, 好奇的, 好打聽的… 感兴趣的, 好奇的, 好打听的… curioso, raro, curioso/osa [masculine-feminine]… curioso, curioso/-sa [masculine-feminine], estranho/-nha [masculine-feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CURIOUS definition: 1. interested in learning about people or things around you: 2. strange and unusual: 3…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between curious and inquisitive?

   • curious, a neutral term, basically connotes an active desire to learn or to know. inquisitive suggests impertinent and habitual curiosity and persistent quizzing. prying implies busy meddling and officiousness. The cat was naturally curious about its new surroundings. They were curious to find out who won the game.

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     CURIOUS translate: любопытный , странный, курьезный . Learn...

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     curious translate: curioso, curioso, curioso, curioso. Learn...

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     CURIOUS translate: curieux/-euse, curieux/-euse, curieux,...

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     CURIOUS translate: ciekawy, dziwny, dziwny, osobliwy,...

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