Someone who is curious

Change your default dictionary to American English. View the pronunciation for curious. Open Dictionary. Other entries for this word. Collocations and examples. Adverbs frequently used with curious. Synonyms and related words. Asking a lot of questions and wanting to know things.

Words used to describe facial expressions. While all three words mean "interested in what is not one's personal or proper concern," curious , a neutral term, basically connotes an active desire to learn or to know. The words inquisitive and curious are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, inquisitive suggests impertinent and habitual curiosity and persistent quizzing.

The synonyms prying and curious are sometimes interchangeable, but prying implies busy meddling and officiousness. See more words from the same century. Accessed 13 Nov. Nglish: Translation of curious for Spanish Speakers.

Britannica English: Translation of curious for Arabic Speakers. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Log in Sign Up. Thesaurus curious adjective. Save Word. Words Related to curious. New Word List Word List.

Save This Word! See synonyms for curious on Thesaurus. See antonyms for curious on Thesaurus. We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms. See cure. Curious, inquisitive, meddlesome, prying refer to taking an undue and petty interest in others' affairs. Curious implies a desire to know what is not properly one's concern: curious about a neighbor's habits.

Inquisitive implies asking impertinent questions in an effort to satisfy curiosity: inquisitive about a neighbor's habits. Meddlesome implies thrusting oneself into and taking an active part in other people's affairs entirely unasked and unwelcomed: a meddlesome cousin who tries to run the affairs of a family. Prying implies a meddlesome and persistent inquiring into others' affairs: a prying reporter inquiring into the secrets of a business firm.

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