curious or nosy?

[ojibwaysweetie]

I'm both :p

[buckskin pantyhose]

you guys are silly! come on now, this is what it says in the dictionary when you look up the 2 words Nosy & Curious! I'll make it easy for ya:

Nosy: prying or inquisitive disposition or quality

Curious: active desire to learn or to know


here's a handy link: www.m-w.com
it's the online version of Merriam-Webster Dictionary

[eucheefolife]

Originally posted by katezninen
huh?....haha...i'm a little slow

i know the feeling haha

[eucheefolife]

Originally posted by buckskin pantyhose
Well if curiosity killed the cat...then who the heck picks the nose?

This one's for the anal folks:

Main Entry: nosy
Variant(s): or nos·ey /'nO-zE/
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): nos·i·er; -est
Etymology: 1nose
Date: 1882
: of prying or inquisitive disposition or quality : INTRUSIVE
- nos·i·ly /'nO-z&-lE/ adverb
- nos·i·ness /-zE-n&s/ noun

Main Entry: cu·ri·ous
Pronunciation: 'kyur-E-&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French curios, from Latin curiosus careful, inquisitive, from cura cure
Date: 14th century
1 a archaic : made carefully b obsolete : ABSTRUSE c archaic : precisely accurate
2 a : marked by desire to investigate and learn b : marked by inquisitive interest in others' concerns : NOSY
3 : exciting attention as strange, novel, or unexpected : ODD
- cu·ri·ous·ness noun
synonyms CURIOUS, INQUISITIVE, PRYING mean interested in what is not one's personal or proper concern. CURIOUS, a neutral term, basically connotes an active desire to learn or to know <children are curious about everything>. INQUISITIVE suggests impertinent and habitual curiosity and persistent quizzing <dreaded the visits of their inquisitive relatives>. PRYING implies busy meddling and officiousness <prying neighbors who refuse to mind their own business>. what if you're curiously nosy?

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what the? umm too many big words im slow and u know i was dropped on the head too many times :Thinking :Thinking

[katezninen]

huh?....haha...i'm a little slow

[buckskin pantyhose]

Well if curiosity killed the cat...then who the heck picks the nose?

This one's for the anal folks:

Main Entry: nosy
Variant(s): or nos·ey /'nO-zE/
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): nos·i·er; -est
Etymology: 1nose
Date: 1882
: of prying or inquisitive disposition or quality : INTRUSIVE
- nos·i·ly /'nO-z&-lE/ adverb
- nos·i·ness /-zE-n&s/ noun

Main Entry: cu·ri·ous
Pronunciation: 'kyur-E-&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French curios, from Latin curiosus careful, inquisitive, from cura cure
Date: 14th century
1 a archaic : made carefully b obsolete : ABSTRUSE c archaic : precisely accurate
2 a : marked by desire to investigate and learn b : marked by inquisitive interest in others' concerns : NOSY
3 : exciting attention as strange, novel, or unexpected : ODD
- cu·ri·ous·ness noun
synonyms CURIOUS, INQUISITIVE, PRYING mean interested in what is not one's personal or proper concern. CURIOUS, a neutral term, basically connotes an active desire to learn or to know <children are curious about everything>. INQUISITIVE suggests impertinent and habitual curiosity and persistent quizzing <dreaded the visits of their inquisitive relatives>. PRYING implies busy meddling and officiousness <prying neighbors who refuse to mind their own business>.


what if you're curiously nosy?

[wyo_rose]

If you don't like someone, they're NOSEY.
If they're your fren, they're just curious.:Chatter

[step_2_da_side]

oh yeah, there's a difference! *L* Being curious is exactly as WannaBE said, and being nosey is a bit inconsiderate and rude :p

[katezninen]

I think theres a VERY BIG difference...Up here on my rez...folks is very nosy and get annoying sometimes....but a person like my self is very curious:p

[wannabeUrNo1Snag]

curious is when ur interested in knowing something...nosey is when ur all up in someones kewl-aid NEEDIN to know...

[bushy_braids]

can the words be used interchangeably?
what's the difference?
is there one?
i think there is -