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curiosity
[kyoor-ee-os-i-tee]
noun
plural
curiositiesthe desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness.
The lesson provoked their curiosity about the natural world.
She feels that tolerance is fed by knowledge, an open mind, and curiosity about others.
a curious, rare, or novel thing.
Exhibits on display will include such curiosities as preserved smells, infrared briefcases, and cameras hidden in coats.
a strange, curious, or interesting quality or feature.
How bankers from Nova Scotia set up in the Caribbean in the 1880s is a curiosity of financial history.
One of the human brain's many curiosities is its tendency to see faces in abstract shapes.
Archaic.carefulness; fastidiousness.
curiosity
/ ˌʊəɪˈɒɪɪ /
noun
an eager desire to know; inquisitiveness
the quality of being curious; strangeness
( as modifier )
the ring had curiosity value only
something strange or fascinating
a rare or strange object; curio
obsoletefastidiousness
Other Word Forms
- noncuriosity noun
- overcuriosity noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of curiosity1
Idioms and Phrases
curiosity killed the cat, being too inquisitive is dangerous.
I'd really like to know what's going on in the boss's head, but then, curiosity killed the cat.
Example Sentences
There was a keen curiosity, even a restlessness, in the way he kept changing his group’s sound during its short, spectacular stint at the top.
She doesn’t just lead with confidence, but with curiosity, too.
That’s enough to raise our curiosity about the surprises waiting offstage in this fashion parade from which we can’t turn away.
Mr Graves said the English saw it as an ethnic curiosity, even joking about it.
"Not a day goes by without thinking of him - his warmth, his laughter, his endless curiosity about the world, and his deep love for our family."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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