nosy

English

Alternative forms

• nosey

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈnəʊziː/
• (US) IPA: /ˈnoʊzi/

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Adjective

nosy (comparative more nosy, superlative most nosy)

1. prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle

   They built tall fences, yet the nosy neighbors always seemed to know everything about them.

Translations

prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle

• Catalan: dotor (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 多管閒事 (cmn), 多管闲事 (cmn) (duōguǎnxiánshì)

• Czech: vlezlý (cs)
• Dutch: nieuwsgierig (nl)
• Finnish: uteleva (fi)
• French: fouineur (fr) m, fureteur (fr) m, curieux (fr) m

• German: neugierig (de)
• Italian: ficcanaso (it)
• Japanese: おせっかいな (ja) (osekkai na)
• Portuguese: intrometido (pt), cusco (pt), metediço (pt)
• Russian: любопытный (ru) (ljubopýtnyj) 
• Spanish: chismoso (es), metiche (es), metido (es), entremetido (es)
• Swedish: nyfiken (sv)

Synonyms

• interfering
• kibitzing
• meddlesome

Anagrams

• Sony, sony, syon

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Malagasy

Etymology

From Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.

Noun

nosy

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)