nosey

/'nouzi/ Cách viết khác : (nosey) /nosey/

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Offensively curious or inquisitive: Showing excessive interest in other people's private affairs or business, often in an intrusive or annoying manner.

Usage

• As an adjective: Used to describe a person or their behavior when they are overly interested in matters that do not concern them.
  • The nosy neighbor always watches who comes and goes from our house.
  • Stop being so nosy about my personal life!
• Common Contexts: Often used in informal or disapproving contexts to criticize someone for being intrusive.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "Nosy parker" (noun, chiefly British, informal): A person who is excessively inquisitive about others' affairs.
  • The old lady next door is a real nosy parker; she knows everyone's business.

Variants and Related Words

• Nosey: An alternative spelling of "nosy". Both spellings are correct and have the same meaning.
• Nosiness (noun): The quality of being nosy.
  • Her constant nosiness is starting to annoy everyone.

Synonyms

• Prying: Inquisitive in an officious or intrusive way.
• Snoopy: Informal term for showing undue curiosity about the affairs of others.
• Inquisitive: Curious or inquiring, but can be neutral or negative depending on context.
• Meddlesome: Interfering in others' affairs.

Antonyms

• Discreet: Careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions, especially to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage.
• Uninquisitive: Not curious or inquiring.
• Respectful: Showing deference and respect for others' privacy.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Stick/poke one's nose into something: To interfere or be nosy about something.
  • He's always sticking his nose into other people's arguments.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. offensively curious or inquisitive
   • curious about the neighbor's doings
   • he flipped through my letters in his nosy way
   • prying eyes
   • the snoopy neighbor watched us all day

Từ đồng nghĩa

• nosy
• prying
• snoopy