curiosity
/,kjuəri'ɔsiti/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A strong desire to know or learn something: The feeling of wanting to investigate, understand, or learn about things that are new, interesting, or unknown.
- An unusual or interesting object: A rare, strange, or novel item that arouses interest because it is out of the ordinary.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Desire to know):
- Her curiosity about other cultures led her to travel the world.
- The mysterious package filled him with curiosity.
- Noun (Unusual object):
- The museum was full of curiosities from ancient civilizations.
- He kept the strange rock as a curiosity.
Advanced Usage
- "Curiosity killed the cat": A proverb used to warn that being too inquisitive can lead to trouble or danger.
- I wouldn't ask too many questions about his past—remember, curiosity killed the cat.
- "To satisfy one's curiosity": To find out information so that one no longer feels the desire to know.
- I looked it up online just to satisfy my curiosity.
Variants and Related Words
- Curious (adj): Having or showing curiosity; eager to know or learn something. ()
- Curiously (adv): In a way that shows curiosity. ()
- Inquisitiveness (n): The quality of being inquisitive; curiousness. (A close synonym for the first meaning of ).
Synonyms
- Inquisitiveness: A desire for knowledge.
- Interest: A feeling of wanting to know or learn about something.
- Novelty: The quality of being new, original, or unusual; can also refer to a new or unusual object.
Related Phrases
- Pique someone's curiosity: To stimulate or arouse someone's curiosity.
- The strange headline piqued my curiosity.
- Out of curiosity: Because of a feeling of curiosity.
- I called the number, just out of curiosity.
Noun
- something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
- a state in which you want to learn more about something