curious

Letters that make curious

s, o, c, r, i, u are letters that make 'curious'

Words within curious

curio, cur, IOU, RI, Rio, Ur, US, Io, Cu are words within 'curious'


3 possible definitions for 'curious'

Curious as "having curiosity aroused, eagerly interested in learning more"

Under this definition, curious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of curious

curiosity, curiousness, wonder, inquisitiveness are derivatives of 'curious'.

Similar to curious

interested is similar to curious.

Example of curious used within this context

"a trap door that made me curious"


Curious as "beyond or deviating from the usual or expected"

Under this definition, curious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

odd, peculiar, singular, funny, queer, rum, rummy have the same meaning as 'curious'

Derivatives of curious

curio, curiosity, rarity, strangeness, oddity, quirkiness, foreignness, curiousness, oddment, queerness, crotchet, quirk, singularity, peculiarity are derivatives of 'curious'.

Similar to curious

unusual, strange are similar to 'curious'.

Example of curious used within this context

"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 behavior"


Curious as "eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)"

Under this definition, curious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

incurious has the opposite meaning of curious

Derivatives of curious

curiosity, curiousness, wonder, inquisitiveness are derivatives of 'curious'.

Similar to curious

prying, inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a), nosy, nosey, snoopy, overcurious are similar to 'curious'.

Example of curious used within this context

"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 doings"



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