incurious
/in'kjuəriəs/
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A student remains incurious while classmates examine a fascinating science exhibit.
Definition
- Adjective:
- Lacking curiosity or interest: Describes a person who shows no desire to learn, know, or investigate things; not inquisitive.
- Indifferent or uninterested: Characterized by a lack of attention or concern about things that might normally attract interest.
Usage and Examples
- General Use:
- The incurious student never asked questions in class.
- She was strangely incurious about the loud noises coming from the apartment next door.
- Formal/Descriptive Use:
- His incurious nature meant he missed many of the subtle changes happening around him.
- The report was met with an incurious silence from the board members.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "Strangely incurious": A common collocation highlighting that the lack of curiosity is notable or unexpected.
- The public remained strangely incurious about the details of the scandal.
- Implied Criticism: The term often carries a mildly negative connotation, suggesting a passive or disengaged attitude.
- An incurious mind is ill-suited for scientific discovery.
Variants and Related Words
- Incuriosity (noun): The state or quality of being incurious.
- His incuriosity about world events was baffling to his friends.
- Uninquiring (adjective): Similar in meaning to incurious; not asking questions.
- Apathetic (adjective): Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. (This is a stronger synonym, often implying a lack of emotion as well as curiosity.)
Synonyms
- Uninterested
- Indifferent
- Uninquiring
- Nonchalant (can imply a casual lack of concern)
Antonyms
- Curious
- Inquisitive
- Interested
- Questioning
Notes on Meaning
- Not "Uncurious": While logically possible, "uncurious" is very rarely used. "Incurious" is the standard term.
- Degree of Passivity: It describes a passive absence of curiosity rather than an active avoidance of knowledge. It is different from being ignorant, which is a state of not knowing, or uninformed, which is a state of not having information. An incurious person may remain ignorant or uninformed they do not seek knowledge.
A student remains incurious while classmates examine a fascinating science exhibit.
Adjective
- showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity
- strangely incurious about the cause of the political upheaval surrounding them