curious
adj.
inquisitive, desiring to know and understand anything; odd, strange; rare
Curiosity
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
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
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