nosy

Questions about nosy

What does nosy mean?

nosy means "offensively curious or inquisitive".

How many syllables are in nosy?

nosy has 2 syllables: no-sy. The stress falls on "no". In IPA it is /ˈnoʊzi/.

What is another word for nosy?

Close synonyms include nosey, 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 nosy a common word?

nosy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.