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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

neugierig

Native Script:unneugierig

Pronunciation / Transliteration: un-noy-ghee-rig

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Incurious/ɪnˈkjʊə.ri.əs/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er war völlig unneugierig gegenüber den neuen Technologien."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 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. 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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