curiousness
/'kjuəriəsnis/
Definition
- Noun:
- A state of active curiosity: The quality of having a strong desire to learn or know things; inquisitiveness.
- The quality of being alien or not native; strangeness: The characteristic of being unusual, odd, or unfamiliar.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Active Curiosity):
- Her curiousness about the world led her to become a scientist.
- The child's curiousness was evident in his endless stream of questions.
- Noun (Strangeness):
- The curiousness of the old artifact puzzled the historians.
- He was struck by the curiousness of the custom he observed in the remote village.
Advanced Usage
- "With curiousness": In a manner showing curiosity or strangeness.
- She examined the old map with great curiousness.
- "A sense of curiousness": A feeling of inquisitiveness or peculiarity.
- A sense of curiousness compelled him to open the mysterious letter.
Variants and Related Words
- Curious (adj): Eager to know or learn something; strange or unusual.
- He was a curious child who asked about everything.
- There was a curious noise coming from the attic.
- Curiosity (n): A strong desire to know or learn something; a strange or unusual object.
- Intellectual curiosity is important for learning.
- The museum was full of historical curiosities.
Synonyms
- Inquisitiveness: A strong desire for knowledge.
- Oddity: The quality of being strange or peculiar.
- Unusualness: The state of being uncommon or not ordinary.
Related Phrases
- Pique someone's curiousness: To stimulate someone's interest or curiosity.
- The cryptic message piqued her curiousness.
- Out of curiousness: Because of a desire to know.
- I asked, purely out of curiousness, how the mechanism worked.
Noun
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the quality of being alien or not native
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the strangeness of a foreigner
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a state of active curiosity
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