curioso — meaning in English

English meaning

• curious adjective Eager to learn or know more about something.
• quaint adjective Attractively unusual or old-fashioned, especially in a charming way.
• strange adjective Unusual, odd, or surprising, and not what you would expect.

Senses

curioso is used for these senses in English:

• agog In eager desire, eager, astir.
• curious Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
• curious Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
• quaint (now, _, dialectal) Strange or odd; unusual. [from 14th c.]
• strange Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.

curious — full definition

1. adjective Eager to learn or know more about something.
2. adjective Strange or unusual in a way that draws attention.

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