Curiosity Definition
kyo͝orē-ŏsĭ-tē
curiosities
noun
curiosities
A desire to learn or know.
Webster's New World
A desire to learn about things that do not properly concern one; inquisitiveness.
Webster's New World
An object that arouses interest, as by being novel or extraordinary.
Kept the carved bone and displayed it as a curiosity.
American Heritage
Anything curious, strange, rare, or novel.
Webster's New World
The quality of being careful, scrupulous, or fastidious.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- indifference
- uninquisitiveness
- incuriosity
- normality
- disinterest
pronoun
A Mars exploration rover launched by NASA on November 26, 2011 and landed in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Curiosity
Noun
Singular:
curiosity
Plural:
curiositiesOrigin of Curiosity
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Middle English curiosite from Old French from Latin cūriōsitās from cūriōsus inquisitive curious
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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