Thursday, August 25, 2016

curious, curios

Curious or curious means wanting to learn or know; inquisitive --
He's curious about the new kid, but he won't introduce himself.
I'm curious--how did you get the children to be so quiet?

Curious is also an old-fashioned term for odd or strange --
That's a curious coincidence, very odd indeed.
He was discovered in curious circumstances, and in a part of tiwn we rarely visit.

Curios or curios is the plural ( more than one ) form of "curio", meaning an art object or conversation piece --
The house is full of old curios, things he collected in his travels.
The tables and windowsills are covered with curios; it's a shambles.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"She's curious to learn the story behind each of these curios."

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