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curious
adj. inquisitive, desiring to know and understand anything; odd, strange; rare


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Curiosity
Curiosity is any  natural inquisitive behaviour, evident by observation in many animal species, and is the emotional aspect of living beings that engenders explorationinvestigation, and learning.
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curious
Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
(similar) strange, unusual
2. 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"
(antonym) incurious
(similar) inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)
(see-also) inquiring
3. having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more; "a trap door that made me curious"
(similar) interested


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Curious
(a.)
Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill.
  
 
(a.)
Exciting attention or inquiry; awakening surprise; inviting and rewarding inquisitiveness; not simple or plain; strange; rare.
  
 
(a.)
Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.
  
 
(a.)
Careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry; habitually inquisitive; prying; -- sometimes with after or of.
  

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curious
adj.
1. nice
باريک, مہين, نازک, عمدہ, تحفہ, سريشٹ
All the curious touches of art. (Milton)
باريک کرايگرياں, نازک صنعتيں
2. singular
اُنوٹھا, انوکھا, عجيب و غريب, نادر عجيب
His body couched in a curious way. (Shakespeare)
اس کا بدن عجبڈھنگ سے پڑا ہوا تھا
3. inquisitive
کھوجي, راز جو, متلاشي, مستفسر, متجسس, شوقين تحقيقا

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