nosiness

Noun

Meaning

offensive inquisitiveness

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

prying snoopiness interest concern regard questioning curiosity meddling eagerness filth filthiness inquisitiveness interfering offensiveness disagreeableness

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Antonyms

distance detachment indifference boredom apathy coldness

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Hypernyms

inquisitiveness curiousness

Anagrams

sissonne

Examples

Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research for characters I'm writing - but it's basically just nosiness. It also helps me gauge where I'm at: Am I normal? Mindy Kaling

Close letter words and terms

nosiest nosiheptide nosily nosing nosireebob nosism