Associations to the word «Curious»
Noun
- Creature
- Conjecture
- Sort
- Irony
- Treatise
- Temperament
- Startling
- Instinct
- Flask
- Crowding
- Loving
- Glancing
- Feeling
- Enough
- Worthy
- Awe
- Elegance
- Throbbing
- Chivalry
- Thing
- Alton
- Sight
- Delusion
- Mirth
- Excitement
- Ignorance
- Subtlety
- Blunder
- Admiration
- Engraving
- Parlour
- Hanging
- Delight
- Tinge
- Handwriting
- Perhaps
- Extraordinary
- Labyrinth
- Appendage
- Magnetism
Adjective
Wiktionary
CURIOUS, adjective. (obsolete) Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.
CURIOUS, adjective. Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore.
CURIOUS, adjective. Prompted by curiosity.
CURIOUS, adjective. Unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre.
CURIOUS, adjective. (archaic) Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill.
Dictionary definition
CURIOUS, adjective. Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "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, adjective. Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "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".
CURIOUS, adjective. Having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more; "a trap door that made me curious".
Wise words
However many holy words you read, however many you speak,
what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?