curiosity

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration.

Disposition to inquire, investigate, or seek after knowledge; a desire to gratify the mind with new information or objects of interest; inquisitiveness.

That which is curious, or fitted to excite or reward attention.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

curio wonder rarity peculiarity oddity oddment marvel thunderbolt eureka nonesuch bagatelle interest freak monstrosity concern

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Antonyms

ice routine prevalence expectation detachment indifference

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Hypernyms

object state of mind physical object cognitive state

Hyponyms

interest involvement collectible bric-a brac inquisitiveness showpiece

Related terms

curious

Phrases with the word

arousing curiosity arouse one's curiosity awaken a curiosity arousing the curiosity of lack the curiosity quell the curiosity

Derivatives

curiosities

Examples

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Dorothy Parker

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. George Bernard Shaw

Only when one has lost all curiosity about the future has one reached the age to write an autobiography. Evelyn Waugh

Where curiosity is not the purveyor, detraction will soon be starved. Latin Proverb

Cat died of curiosity. Russian Proverb

Curiosity killed the cat. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

curiologic curiomaniac curiosa curiosity seeker curioso curiosum