"incurious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-incurious.wav Forms: more incurious [comparative], most incurious [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin incūriōsus (“careless”), from in- (“un-”) and cūriōsus (“careful”). Attested since the 1560s, originally meaning ‘heedless and negligent.’ The sense of ‘uninquisitive’ dates from the 1610s, and the sense of ‘unworthy of attention’ from 1747. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|incuriosus|incūriōsus|careless}} Latin incūriōsus (“careless”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} incurious (comparative more incurious, superlative most incurious)
  1. Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested. Synonyms: uncurious, noncurious Translations (lacking curiosity): incurieux (French), απερίεργος (aperíergos) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-incurious-en-adj-KBiX3K3V Disambiguation of 'lacking curiosity': 95 5
  2. Apathetic or indifferent. Synonyms: uncurious, noncurious
    Sense id: en-incurious-en-adj-Ucg~CWos Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 70
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