curiousness

/'kjuəriəsnis/

Thân thiện

A child's curiousness leads them to examine a colorful butterfly.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of being alien or not native
   • the strangeness of a foreigner
2. a state of active curiosity

Từ đồng nghĩa

• foreignness
• strangeness
• inquisitiveness