curieux

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus (“careful, attentive, inquisitive”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ky.ʁjø/[1]
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Adjective[edit]

curieux (feminine curieuse, masculine plural curieux, feminine plural curieuses)

  1. curious, inquisitive, intrigued, wondering; possessing curiosity
    C’est un garçon curieux.
    He's an inquisitive boy.
  2. curious, unusual, interesting, quaint; inducing curiosity
    C’est un curieux garçon.
    He's an unusual boy.

Usage notes[edit]

  • (curious, unusual): In this sense, curieux may either precede or follow its noun, with a subtle difference of nuance.[1]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Danish: kuriøs

Noun[edit]

curieux m (plural curieuse, feminine curieuse)

  1. rubbernecker

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “curieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading[edit]

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