nosey

Questions about nosey

What does nosey mean?

nosey means "offensively curious or inquisitive".

How many syllables are in nosey?

nosey has 2 syllables and divides as no-sey under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for nosey?

Close synonyms include nosy, prying, snoopy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nosey a common word?

nosey is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.