Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - curious
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Curious
curious
~ adj 1 wanting to know about something (When I mentioned her name everyone was very curious.) + abou (I'm curious about this book she's supposed to be writing.) curious to see/hear/know etc (Mandy was curious to hear what Peter had to say for himself.) (- opposite incurious) 2 strange or unusual (a curious noise coming from the cellar | curious that) (It's very curious that she left without saying goodbye.) - curiously adv
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you are curious about something, you are interested in it and want to know more about it. Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from... ...a group of curious villagers. = inquisitive ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ about n • curiously The woman in the shop had looked at them curiously... ADV: ADV after v 2. If you describe something as curious, you mean that it is unusual or difficult to understand. The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern... The naval high command’s response to these developments is rather curious. = odd, peculiar ADJ • curiously Harry was curiously silent through all this... ADV: ADV adj, ADV with cl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French curios, from Latin curiosus careful, inquisitive, from cura cure Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic made carefully b. obsolete abstruse c. archaic precisely accurate 2. a. marked by desire to investigate and learn b. marked by inquisitive interest in others' concerns ; nosy 3. exciting attention as strange, novel, or unexpected ; odd a ~ coincidence • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, inquisitive, prying mean interested in what is not one's personal or proper concern. ~ a neutral term, basically connotes an active desire to learn or to know children are ~ about everything. inquisitive suggests impertinent and habitual curiosity and persistent quizzing dreaded the visits of their inquisitive relatives. prying implies busy meddling and officiousness prying neighbors who refuse to mind their own business. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 eager to learn; inquisitive. 2 strange, surprising, odd. 3 euphem. (of books etc.) erotic, pornographic. Derivatives curiously adv. curiousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF curios f. L curiosus careful f. cura care ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. любознательный, пытливый I am curious to know what —- мне хочется знать, интересно знать 2. любопытный curious idlers —- зеваки, любопытствующие бездельники she stole a curious look at me —- она с любопытством взглянула на меня 3. странный, курьезный, чудной curious sight —- странный вид curious coincidence —- удивительное совпадение curious spectacle —- любопытное зрелище a most curious reason, truly! —- право, весьма странная причина! what a curious mistake! —- какая курьезная ошибка! curious to relate —- как ни странно it's curious that... —- странно, что... hide it where curious eyes won't see it —- спрячьте это подальше от любопытных глаз 4. эвф. эротический, порнографический 5. уст. тщательный; искусный curious reseach —- тщательное исследование 6. диал. изящный, изысканный, тонкий curious design —- изящный curious workmanship —- тонкая отделка a curious piece of the 19th century art —- прекрасный образец искусства XIX века ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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inquiry тщательное исследование CURIOUS adj. 1) любопытный 2) любознательный, пытливый 3) странный, курьезный; возбуждающий любопытство 4) тщательный; искусный - curious inquiry ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1340, from L. curiosus "careful, diligent, curious," akin to cura "care." The modern subjective sense of "eager to know" is 14c., while the objective sense of "exciting curiosity" is 1715. Curiosity is c.1378; in sense of "object of interest," 1645. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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