English | French |
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curious | curieux |
curious | intéressant |
curious | singulier |
curious | bizarre |
curious | rare |
English - Wordnet 3.0 | |
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ADJECTIVE (3) 1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; - Example: "a curious hybrid accent" - Example: "her speech has a funny twang" - Example: "they have some funny ideas about war" - Example: "had an odd name" - Example: "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves" - Example: "something definitely queer about this town" - Example: "what a rum fellow" - Example: "singular behavior" [syn: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular] 2. eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); - Example: "a curious child is a teacher's delight" - Example: "a trap door that made me curious" - Example: "curious investigators" - Example: "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers" - Example: "curious about the neighbor's doings" 3. having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more; - Example: "a trap door that made me curious" |