| curiosity | n 1. eagerness to learn, sifat ingin tahu; (derog), (sikap) suka ambil tahu: children have a natural ~ about the human body, kanak-kanak mempunyai sifat ingin tahu yg semula jadi ttg tubuh badan manusia; your ~ may lead you into trouble, sikap suka ambil tahu kamu itu nanti akan menyusahkan kamu; be burning with ~, ingin tahu sangat: we were burning with ~ as to what was being said in the next room, kami ingin tahu sangat ttg apa yg diperkatakan di bilik sebelah; 2. so. or st strange, keanehan, keganjilan: a veiled woman would be a ~ in that country, wanita yg memakai purdah merupakan suatu keanehan di negara itu; that old wing chair is quite a ~, kerusi lama yg bersayap itu merupakan suatu keanehan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ignorant | adj 1. uneducated, unenlightened, jahil, tdk tahu: he is only an ~ peasant, dia hanya orang kampung yg jahil; 2. unaware, not nowing, tdk tahu: he was ~ of the customs of the country, dia tdk tahu adat resam negeri itu; to be ~ of the true facts, tdk tahu akan fakta sebenar; she was ~ of her husband’s whereabouts, perempuan itu tdk tahu di mana suaminya berada; 3. showing ignorance, jahil: an ~ question, soalan yg jahil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ignorance | n 1. lack of knowledge, kejahilan, tdk tahu: his ~ of the basic facts, kejahilannya ttg perkara-perkara asas; 2. unawareness, tdk tahu: his remarks show his ~, kata-katanya menunjukkan bahawa dia tdk tahu; he kept his family in ~ of the situation, dia sengaja membiarkan keluarganya tdk tahu akan keadaan sebenar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inquisitive | adj 1. fond of finding out esp about other people, bersikap ingin tahu: she is always ~ about other people’s affairs, dia selalu bersikap ingin tahu ttg hal orang lain; 2. showing such a tendency, ingin tahu: she cast him an ~ look, dia melemparkan pandangan ingin tahu kpd lelaki itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curious | adj 1. eager, interested (to learn, know) ingin tahu; (foll by infin) ingin (sekali): children are by nature, ~, memang sifat semula jadi kanak-kanak ingin tahu; she was ~ to see what he looked like, dia ingin sekali melihat rupa lelaki itu; 2. inquisitive, prying, suka ambil tahu: she is always ~ about her neighbours, dia suka ambil tahu ttg jirannya; 3. odd, aneh: a ~ thing happened, suatu perkara yg aneh terjadi; it is ~ how two very different people can live together, adalah aneh dua orang yg sangat berbeza dapat tinggal bersama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shameless | adj 1. (of person) feeling, displaying no sense of shame, tdk tahu malu: the boy is a ~ liar, budak lelaki itu kaki bohong yg tdk tahu malu; a ~ woman, perempuan yg tdk tahu malu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unknowing | adj 1. ignorant, tdk tahu apa-apa: an ~ victim, mangsa yg tdk tahu apa-apa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thankless | adj 1. ungrateful, tdk (tahu) /bersyukur, berterima kasih/: a ~ son, anak lelaki yg tdk tahu bersyukur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brassy | adj 1. shamelessly bold, tdk tahu malu: a ~ redhead, wanita berambut perang yg tdk tahu malu; 2. harsh, metallic, nyaring: the ~ sound of a trumpet, bunyi trompet yg nyaring; 3. like brass, (in colour) spt loyang: the metal had a ~ sheen, logam itu berkilat spt loyang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barefaced | adj 1. (of person) tdk (tahu) malu, bermuka /tebal, tembok/: a ~ liar, pembohong yg tdk tahu malu; 2. (of action, word) secara /terang-terang, tdk berselindung(-selindung) lagi/: a ~ lie, bohong secara terang-terang; a ~ fraud, penipuan secara tdk berselindung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |