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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIncurious
/ɪnˈkjʊə.ri.əs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not curious or lacking an interest in learning, knowing, or exploring new things.
"He remained remarkably incurious about the history of the ancient town he was visiting." - 2
Showing a lack of proper attention, concern, or care regarding one's surroundings.
"An incurious glance was all she gave to the magnificent painting on the wall."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'incuriosus', formed by the negative prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'curiosus' (meaning 'careful' or 'inquisitive'). Entering the English language in the early 17th century, it initially retained the broader Latin sense of careless or heedless before narrowing primarily to a lack of intellectual curiosity or inquisitiveness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Incurious" is said worldwide
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peu curieux
Transliteration: pø kyʁjø
"Il est resté totalement peu curieux des traditions locales."
neugierig
Transliteration: un-noy-ghee-rig
Script: unneugierig
"Er war völlig unneugierig gegenüber den neuen Technologien."
incurioso
Transliteration: in-ku-ri-o-zo
"Era un osservatore incurioso della vita politica del paese."
incurioso
Transliteration: in-ku-ɾjo-so
"Mostró una actitud incurioso ante los recientes descubrimientos."
incurioso
Transliteration: ĩ-ku-ɾi-u-zu
"Ele permaneceu incurioso sobre as origens do projeto."
उदासीन
Transliteration: udasīn
"वह अपने आस-पास की दुनिया के प्रति पूरी तरह उदासीन था।"
不感兴趣的
Transliteration: bù gǎn xīng qù de
"他对周围发生的事情表现得十分冷淡。"
무관심한
Transliteration: mugwansimhan
"그는 새로운 문화에 대해 무관심했다."
無関心な
Transliteration: mukan-shin na
"彼は周囲の出来事に対して無関心だった。"
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