curiosity

/ˌkjʊriˈɑːsɪti/

nouncu · ri · os · i · ty

Be CURIOUS in the CITY: **curi-** + **-osity** → **curiosity**.

Yes, it's curiosity. Watch the middle: it’s **curi-** (like **cure** without the e) + **-osity** (not *-iousity*).

Definitions

  1. nouna strong desire to know, learn, or find out about something
  2. nounsomething unusual or interesting that makes people want to learn more about it

Examples

  • Her curiosity led her to read every sign in the museum.
  • Out of curiosity, I opened the old box in the attic.
  • The strange shell was a curiosity that everyone wanted to examine.

Synonyms

inquisitivenessinterestwondernosinessinquiringness

Antonyms

indifferenceapathy

Translations

ES curiosidadPT curiosidadeFR curiosité

Common misspellings

curiocitycuriosetycuriousitycuriostycuriosityycurriositycuriositiycuriosoty

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