Antonyms for curious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kyoor-ee-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkyʊər i əs |
Definition of curious
Origin :- mid-14c., "eager to know" (often in a bad sense), from Old French curios "solicitous, anxious, inquisitive; odd, strange" (Modern French curieux) and directly from Latin curiosus "careful, diligent; inquiring eagerly, meddlesome," akin to cura "care" (see cure (n.)). The objective sense of "exciting curiosity" is 1715 in English. In booksellers' catalogues, the word means "erotic, pornographic." Curiouser and curiouser is from "Alice in Wonderland" (1865).
- adj desiring knowledge, understanding
- adj very odd
- He left her studying the card with a curious little flash of surprise.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It is curious to note the extent to which the unexpected has come about.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- They were as yet quite ignorant but thanks to a happy Fate they were curious.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- She went about looking at things, curious, touching them softly as if they were sacred.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- At any rate the marshal smiled, and a curious flush came in Andrew's face.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- The second point is a curious one, and all the more emphatic for being curious.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- It is a curious question why sacred song should so often be dull and commonplace.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Mark was in many things an exception—a curious mixture of child and youth.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- There was a curious mixture of complaint and satisfaction in Dick's tone.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- But she's a curious little party; sharp, without knowing it.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
Synonyms for curious
- analytical
- bizarre
- disquisitive
- examining
- exotic
- extraordinary
- impertinent
- inquiring
- inquisitive
- inspecting
- interested
- interfering
- intrusive
- investigative
- marvelous
- meddlesome
- meddling
- mysterious
- nosy
- novel
- oddball
- peculiar
- peeping
- peering
- prurient
- prying
- puzzled
- puzzling
- quaint
- queer
- questioning
- rare
- remarkable
- scrutinizing
- searching
- singular
- snoopy
- strange
- tampering
- unconventional
- unexpected
- unique
- unorthodox
- unusual
- weird
- wonderful
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