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adjective
- 1. not eager to know something; lacking curiosity: "as for who had written it, she was oddly incurious"
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Incurious means not interested in knowing what is happening, or not wanting to discover anything new. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples and translations in different languages.
Incurious means not curious, not interested or observant, or indifferent. It comes from the Latin word incūriōsus and has archaic meanings of careless or negligent. See synonyms, example sentences and word history of incurious.
Incurious means lacking a normal or usual curiosity or interest. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, examples, and word history of incurious from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Incurious means having or showing a lack of interest or concern. Learn how to use this adjective and its synonyms and antonyms in sentences, and see related words and entries in the thesaurus.
- Some common synonyms of incurious are aloof, detached, disinterested, indifferent, and unconcerned. While all these words mean "not showing or feel...
- Although the words aloof and incurious have much in common, aloof suggests a cool reserve arising from a sense of superiority or disdain for inferi...
- The synonyms detached and incurious are sometimes interchangeable, but detached implies an objective attitude achieved through absence of prejudice...
- In some situations, the words disinterested and incurious are roughly equivalent. However, disinterested implies a circumstantial freedom from conc...
- The words indifferent and incurious are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, indifferent implies neutrality of attitude from lack of in...
- The meanings of unconcerned and incurious largely overlap; however, unconcerned suggests a lack of sensitivity or regard for others' needs or troub...
Definitions of incurious. adjective. showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity. “strangely incurious about the cause of the political upheaval surrounding them” synonyms: uninterested. having no care or interest in knowing. uninquiring, uninquisitive. deficient in curiosity. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
Incurious means not interested in knowing what is happening, or not wanting to discover anything new. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find out its opposite, synonyms and translations in different languages.
adjective. 1. not curious; not inquisitive or observant; inattentive; indifferent. 2. archaic. lacking care or attention; careless; negligent. 3. archaic. deficient in interest or novelty. SYNONYMS 1. uninterested, apathetic, unconcerned. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
