What (who) is nosy - definition
DESIRE TO LEARN, EXPLORE, OR INVESTIGATE
Curious; Morbid curiosity; Curiosities; Trainwreck Syndrome; Curiousity; Curiousness; Inquisitiveness; Artificial curiosity; Curiosity AI; Curiosity in artificial intelligence; Curiosity-driven artificial intelligence; Computational curiosity; Exploratory behavior
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nosy
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Nosy; Nosey (disambiguation); User:Ruse.mp
also nosey
(nosier, nosiest)
If you describe someone as nosy, you mean that they are interested in things which do not concern them. (INFORMAL)
He was having to whisper in order to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbours...
I agree that the press is often too nosy about a candidate's personal history.
ADJ [disapproval]
nosy
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adj. (colloq.) nosy about
nosy
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Nosy; Nosey (disambiguation); User:Ruse.mp
(also nosey)
¦ adjective (nosier, nosiest) informal showing too much curiosity about other people's affairs.
Derivatives
nosily adverb
nosiness noun
Wikipedia
Curiosity
Curiosity (from Latin cūriōsitās, from cūriōsus "careful, diligent, curious", akin to cura "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in humans and animals. Curiosity is heavily associated with all aspects of human development, in which derives the process of learning and desire to acquire knowledge and skill.
The term curiosity can also be used to denote the behavior or emotion of being curious, in regard to the desire to gain knowledge or information. Curiosity as a behavior and emotion is attributed over millennia as the driving force behind not only human development, but developments in science, language, and industry.
Pronunciation examples for nosy
1. We are a nosy species.
Walkaway _ Cory Doctorow _ Talks at Google
2. with nosy and critical strings attached.
The Art of Asking _ Amanda Palmer _ Talks at Google
3. - Well, I'll shut my face again. - You are nosy.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
4. I'm not nosy. I just saw the name.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
5. And we're like, why are you so nosy?
Kati Morton _ Are U Okay _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of nosy
1. "For years they have been plagued by nosy parkers.
2. "She‘s very nosy so she could have come from anywhere.
3. My first thought was to stick my long, journalistically nosy fingers into the cookie dough.
4. There is a nosy Neighbourly Watch leader who turns vigilante and an errant MP.
5. Now all those perverts and nosy parkers have morphed into intrepid citizen reporters.