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curious
Meaning: eager to learn or find out about something
curious in a sentence
How curious is used in real sentences:
The curious child examined each shell with a magnifying glass.
Curious about the tracks in the mud, Sam opened a guidebook about local animals.
“Eliza was curious, so she watched the locks and asked workers many questions.”
— from the passage A Waterway Opens
Synonyms for curious
Other words for curious — inquisitive, interested and questioning — carry the same meaning.
- inquisitive
- interested
- questioning
Antonyms of curious
Words that mean the opposite of curious:
- indifferent
- uninterested
Where it comes from
From Latin curiosus 'careful or inquisitive'
Word parts
- cur/cura (care) — care; attention
curious: cur (care) + -ious (full of) - -ous — turns a noun or root into an adjective meaning full of, having, or characterized by it
curious: curi- (care) + -ous (full of)
Memory hook
If you are curious, you ask questions to cure your wondering.