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Definition of Curiosity
1. Noun. A state in which you want to learn more about something.
Generic synonyms: Cognitive State, State Of Mind
Specialized synonyms: Desire To Know, Lust For Learning, Thirst For Knowledge, Interest, Involvement, Curiousness, Inquisitiveness
Derivative terms: Curious, Curious, Wonder
2. Noun. Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting.
Generic synonyms: Object, Physical Object
Specialized synonyms: Bric-a-brac, Knickknack, Knickknackery, Nicknack, Whatnot, Collectable, Collectible, Collector's Item, Piece De Resistance, Showpiece
Derivative terms: Curious, Odd, Peculiar, Rare
Definition of Curiosity
1. n. The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration.
Definition of Curiosity
1. Noun. (obsolete) Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building. (defdate 16th-19th c.) ¹
2. Noun. Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
3. Noun. A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Curiosity
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Curiosity
Literary usage of Curiosity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift (1894)
"THE curiosity and Impatience of my Master were so great, that he spent many hours
of his leisure to instruct me. He was convinced (as he afterwards told me) ..."
2. Educational Psychology by Edward Lee Thorndike (1913)
"['oo, p. 73.] curiosity AND MENTAL CONTROL curiosity.—Many of the constituents
of what is vaguely called instinctive curiosity have ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The remoter causes are two: curiosity and pride. curiosity, unless wisely held
in bounds, is of itself sufficient to account for all errors. ..."
4. The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor: With a Life of the Author by Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber (1828)
"It is a grace of God, that moderates the over-active- ness and curiosity of the
mind, and orders the passions of the body, and external actions, ..."
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