Difference between Interested and Curious

What is the difference between Interested and Curious?

Interested as an adjective is having or showing interest. while Curious as an adjective is inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore

Interested

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having or showing interest. Owning a share of a company.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.

Example sentence: I'm not interested in how people move, but what moves them.

Curious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or exploreunusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre

Example sentence: It's really a testament to my parents, because I was active, curious and creative as a child, and my parents nurtured that. But I wouldn't say that I was a professional child actor at all. I was never the breadwinner of my family.

We hope you now know whether to use Interested or Curious in your sentence.

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