Staghorn ferns, with their antlerlike leaves, are really curios of ferndom and never fail to gain attention.
Source: wiktionary
Curio
//ˈkjʊə̯ɹiˌəʊ̯//
Synonyms for "curio" (92 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (27)
Related words (46)
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19 translations across 10 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 古玩 noun (strange and interesting object)
- 古董 noun (strange and interesting object)
Czech
1 entries- kuriozita noun (strange and interesting object)
Dutch
2 entries- curiositeit noun (strange and interesting object)
- curiosum noun (strange and interesting object)
Finnish
4 entries- erikoisuus noun (strange and interesting object)
- kummallinen esine noun (strange and interesting object)
- kummallisuus noun (strange and interesting object)
- kuriositeetti noun (strange and interesting object)
Japanese
1 entries- 骨董品 noun (strange and interesting object)
Korean
1 entries- 골동품 noun (strange and interesting object)
Māori
1 entries- onge noun (strange and interesting object)
Romanian
2 entries- ciudățenie noun (strange and interesting object)
- curiozitate noun (strange and interesting object)
Russian
3 entries- дико́вина noun (strange and interesting object)
- курьёз noun (strange and interesting object)
- ре́дкость noun (strange and interesting object)
Spanish
2 entries- curiosidad noun (strange and interesting object)
- objeto curioso noun (strange and interesting object)
Sample sentences
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Video telephony is just about the only new technology from that particular movie that has appeared—and it was technically possible when the movie was showing. 2001 can be seen as a curio, but what about Star Trek?
Source: wiktionary
upon his arrival, Lewis discovers that his uncle’s place is no threadbare bachelor pad. It’s a creaky old Victorian mansion, full of overstuffed chairs, flocked wallpaper, stained glass, creepy carnival curios, and dozens and dozens of clocks.
Source: wiktionary
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