curieux
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus (“careful, attentive, inquisitive”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
curieux (feminine curieuse, masculine plural curieux, feminine plural curieuses)
- curious, inquisitive, intrigued, wondering; possessing curiosity
- C’est un garçon curieux.
- He's an inquisitive boy.
- 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)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “curieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading[edit]
- “curieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.