curieux

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus (“careful, attentive, inquisitive”).

• IPA^(key): /ky.ʁjø/[1]

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curieux (feminine singular curieuse, masculine plural curieux, feminine plural curieuses)

1. curious, inquisitive, intrigued, wondering; possessing curiosity
2. curious, unusual, interesting, quaint; inducing curiosity

• (curious, unusual): In this sense, curieux may either precede or follow its noun, with a subtle difference of nuance.[1]

curieux m (plural curieuse, feminine curieuse)

1. rubbernecker

• “curieux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).