curieux
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.