curious
Wanting to know
Curious describes an eager desire to know or learn something: I'm curious what she said about me.
A curious person asks questions and investigates.
The word also means strange or unusual: a curious smell, a curious coincidence.
These senses connect—oddities attract attention and provoke questions.
Curiously enough introduces surprising information.
Seeking answers through inquiry
- inquiringSeeking information actively
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- investigativeDevoted to examination
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
searching · scrutinizing · examining · prying · nosy · snooping · interrogative · exploratory
Unusual or not even
- peculiarStrangely unusual
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
unusual · bizarre · anomalous · outlandish · idiosyncratic · offbeat · singular · unique
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
enchantment · intrigue · captivation · bewilderment · discovery · revelation · epiphany · insight
Sharp or enthusiastic
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
- avidIntensely enthusiastic
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
ardent · passionate · earnest · driven · hungry · thirsty · desirous · anxious
Direct one's gaze
- glanceBrief, casual look
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- regardAttentive consideration given
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
eye · scrutiny · inspection · study · examination · observation · watching · peering
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- inquiringSeeking information actively
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- investigativeDevoted to examination
analytical · searching · scrutinizing · examining · prying · nosy · snooping · interrogative · exploratory · perceptive
odd
Unusual or not even
unconventional · unusual · bizarre · anomalous · outlandish · idiosyncratic · offbeat · singular · unique · whimsical
amazement
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
astonishment · enchantment · intrigue · captivation · bewilderment · discovery · revelation · epiphany · insight · enlightenment
keen
Sharp or enthusiastic
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
- avidIntensely enthusiastic
- zealousPassionately eager and active
fervent · ardent · passionate · earnest · driven · hungry · thirsty · desirous · anxious · impatient
look
Direct one's gaze
expression · eye · scrutiny · inspection · study · examination · observation · watching · peering · surveying
- childlike traitsplayful, innocent, imaginative, young, youthful
- creative traitscreative, imaginative, inventive, innovative, original
- dog traitsloyal, friendly, loyalty, devoted, playful
- question tonesskeptical, doubtful, probing, interrogative, challenging
- childlikeinnocent, naive, wide-eyed, wonder, playful
- contemplativecontemplative, introspective, reflective, pensive, meditative
curiousincurious
Lacking desire to learn
uninterested · indifferent · apathetic · uncurious · uninquisitive
- morbid curiosityInterest in disturbing things
- curious mind
- Curious GeorgeNosy monkey character
- curiouser and curiouserProgressively more peculiar
- curio cabinetGlass case for collectibles
- intellectual curiosityDesire to learn and understand
curiosity, curio, curiously, incurious, curiouser, curiousness, incuriosity