curious
Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
Adjective 3 meanings
Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
“Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.”
Caused by curiosity.
Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
“The platypus is a curious creature, with fur like a mammal and a beak like a bird.”
Etymology
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. Displaced native Old English firwitġeorn.
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CURIOUS at a glance
CURIOUS has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (C 3 + U 1 + R 1 + I 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,223 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with curious
All rhymesOne letter away
- FURIOUS10
- CARIOUS9
- CORIOUS9
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