incurious

American  

[in-kyoor-ee-uhs] / ɪnˈkyʊər i əs /

adjective

1. not curious; not inquisitive or observant; inattentive; indifferent.

   Synonyms:

   unconcerned, apathetic, uninterested

2. Archaic. lacking care or attention; careless; negligent.

3. Archaic. deficient in interest or novelty.

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incurious British  

/ ɪnˈkjʊərɪəs, ɪnˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. not curious; indifferent or uninterested

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Other Word Forms

• incuriosity noun
• incuriously adverb
• incuriousness noun

Etymology

Origin of incurious

From the Latin word incūriōsus, dating back to 1560–70. See in- ³, curious

Example Sentences

Again and again, he witnesses painful silences in public-school classrooms full of incurious young people who do not read and do not know anything about anything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The critique felt not just snobbish, but oddly incurious, a misreading of cakes that are, at heart, celebrations of joy.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

The food stash, the waste disposal, none of that comes into play, and the characters are wholly incurious about whatever’s going on outside their cave.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

The police, in the meantime, are oddly incurious about the voluminous records of a private investigator who they know hacked phones for News of the World.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2024

The Orgota seemed not an unfriendly people, but incurious; they were colorless, steady, subdued.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin