curious
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
a curious hybrid accent
Related & opposite
- curio derivation
- queerness derivation
- singularity derivation
- foreignness derivation
- strange similar to
Sense 2 adjective
eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
a curious child is a teacher's delight
Related & opposite
- inquiring also see
- incurious antonym
- curiosity derivation
- curiousness derivation
- inquisitive similar to
- prying similar to
- overcurious similar to
Sense 3 adjective
having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more
a trap door that made me curious
Related & opposite
- curiosity derivation
- curiousness derivation
- interested similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | curio |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | queerness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | singularity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | foreignness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | strange |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | inquiring |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | incurious |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | curiosity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | curiousness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | inquisitive |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | prying |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | overcurious |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | curiosity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | curiousness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | interested |