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curiosity

5 syllables
noun
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As a noun, curiosity means inquisitiveness.

Meanings of curiosity

5 meanings

noun

  1. Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.

  2. A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.

    “He put the strangely shaped rock in his curiosity cabinet.”

  3. A state in which you want to learn more about something

    Similar: wonder

  4. Something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting

    Similar: curio, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteCareful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for curiosity →
noun: a state in which you want to learn more about something
wonder
noun: something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting
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Words that rhyme with curiosity

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