Synonyms: curious
Definition: eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
Usage: 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
Similar words: speculative, questioning, wondering, inquisitive
Definition: showing curiosity
Usage: if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive; raised a speculative eyebrow
Similar words: snoopy, nosey, nosy, prying
Definition: offensively curious or inquisitive
Usage: curious about the neighbor's doings; he flipped through my letters in his nosy way; prying eyes; the snoopy neighbor watched us all day
Similar words: overcurious
Definition: showing excessive curiosity
Synonyms: curious, queer, funny, odd, peculiar, rum, rummy, singular
Definition: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Usage: 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
Similar words: strange, unusual
Definition: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
Usage: a strange exaltation that was indefinable; a strange fantastical mind; what a strange sense of humor she has
Synonyms: curious
Definition: having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more
Usage: a trap door that made me curious
Similar words: interested
Definition: having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
Usage: an interested audience; interested in sports; was interested to hear about her family; interested in knowing who was on the telephone; interested spectators