eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
“a curious child is a teacher's delight”
adjective
having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more
“a trap door that made me curious”
Word Forms
curiousness
noun
the quality of being alien or not native
curiosity
noun
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
oddity
noun
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
peculiarity
noun
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
queerness
noun
a strange attitude or habit
singularity
noun
strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
neugierig
über das Übliche oder Erwartete hinausgehen oder davon abweichen
🇫🇷French
curieux
au-delà ou s'écartant de l'habituel ou attendu
🇪🇸Spanish
curioso
más allá o desviándose de lo habitual o esperado
🇮🇹Italian
curioso
oltre o deviare dal solito o previsto
🇳🇱Dutch
nieuwsgierig
die verder gaat dan of afwijkt van het gebruikelijke of verwachte
🇵🇹Portuguese
curioso
além ou desviando-se do habitual ou esperado
🇷🇺Russian
любопытный
выходит за рамки или отклоняется от обычного или ожидаемого
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जिज्ञासु
सामान्य या अपेक्षित से परे या भटकना
🇧🇩Bengali
কৌতূহলী
স্বাভাবিক বা প্রত্যাশিত থেকে বিচ্যুত বা বিচ্যুত
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆர்வம்
வழக்கமான அல்லது எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்டவற்றிலிருந்து அப்பால் அல்லது விலகுதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆసక్తిగా
సాధారణ లేదా ఊహించిన దాని నుండి మించి లేదా వైదొలగడం
🇮🇳Marathi
उत्सुक
नेहमीच्या किंवा अपेक्षेपेक्षा पलीकडे किंवा विचलित
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિચિત્ર
સામાન્ય અથવા અપેક્ષિત કરતાં આગળ અથવા વિચલિત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕುತೂಹಲದಿಂದ
ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಮೀರಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಚಲನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ജിജ്ഞാസയുള്ള
സാധാരണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചതിൽ നിന്ന് അപ്പുറം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യതിചലിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਤਸੁਕ
ਪਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਜਾਂ ਉਮੀਦ ਤੋਂ ਭਟਕਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
متجسس
معمول یا متوقع سے آگے یا انحراف
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
好奇的
超出或偏离通常或预期
🇯🇵Japanese
好奇心旺盛
通常または予想を超える、またはそれから逸脱する
🇰🇷Korean
궁금한
평소 또는 예상에서 벗어나거나 벗어나는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tò mò
vượt quá hoặc đi chệch khỏi thông thường hoặc mong đợi
🇹🇭Thai
อยากรู้
เกินหรือเบี่ยงเบนไปจากปกติหรือที่คาดไว้
🇮🇩Indonesian
penasaran
melampaui atau menyimpang dari biasanya atau diharapkan
🇵🇭Filipino
mausisa
lampas o paglihis sa karaniwan o inaasahan
🇲🇾Malay
ingin tahu
melampaui atau menyimpang daripada biasa atau dijangka
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فضولي
أبعد أو انحرف عن المعتاد أو المتوقع
🇮🇷Persian
کنجکاو
فراتر یا انحراف از حد معمول یا مورد انتظار
🇹🇷Turkish
meraklı
olağan veya beklenenin ötesinde veya sapma
🇮🇱Hebrew
סַקרָן
מעבר או חריגה מהרגיל או הצפוי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'curious'?
The primary meaning of 'curious' is 'beyond or deviating from the usual or expected'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'curious' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'curious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'curious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'curious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'curious' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'curious' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'curious' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'curious' in regular conversations?
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