Hyphenation of curious

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word curious ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

cu-ri-ous

Definitions of curious :

1.	Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected A curious hybrid accent Her speech has a funny twang They have some funny ideas about war Had an odd name The peculiar aromatic odor of cloves Something definitely queer about this town What a rum fellow Singular behavior
2.	Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) A curious child is a teacher's delight A trap door that made me curious Curious investigators Traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers Curious about the neighbor's doings
3.	Having curiosity aroused Eagerly interested in learning more A trap door that made me curious

Synonyms of curious :

adj	funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular, strange, unusual
adj	curious, inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering, nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy, overcurious, inquiring
adj	interested

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.