curieux
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin cūriōsus (“careful, attentive, inquisitive”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editcurieux (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
editDescendants
edit- → Danish: kuriøs
Noun
editcurieux 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.