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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkjʊəriəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkjʊriəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kyŏŏr′ē əs)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cu•ri•ous /ˈkyʊriəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. eager to learn or know;
    inquisitive:Most children are born naturally curious.
  2. taking an impolite or too great interest in others' affairs;
    prying:curious neighbors, always peeking out the windows.
  3. arousing attention or interest through being unusual;
    strange;
    novel:That was a curious sight, even for New York.[it + be + ~ + that clause]It is curious that not one city office knows where I can get my refund.
cu•ri•ous•ly, adv. 
cu•ri•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cu•ri•ous  (kyŏŏr′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. eager to learn or know;
    inquisitive.
  2. prying;
    meddlesome.
  3. arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual;
    odd;
    strange:a curious sort of person; a curious scene.
  4. [Archaic.]
    • made or prepared skillfully.
    • done with painstaking accuracy or attention to detail:a curious inquiry.
    • careful;
      fastidious.
    • marked by intricacy or subtlety.
  • Latin cūriōsus careful, inquisitive, equivalent. to cūri- (combining form of cūra care) + -ōsus -ous. See cure
  • Middle English 1275–1325
cu′ri•ous•ly, adv. 
cu′ri•ous•ness, n. 
    1. inquiring, interested. 2. spying, peeping. 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. 3. singular, novel, rare.
    1. 2. indifferent.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
curious /ˈkjʊərɪəs/ adj
  1. eager to learn; inquisitive
  2. overinquisitive; prying
  3. interesting because of oddness or novelty; strange; unexpected
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin cūriōsus taking pains over something, from cūra careˈcuriously adv ˈcuriousness n
'curious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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