curiosity
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2.2
- noun
- /ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ɪ.ti/
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curiosidad
- Just out of curiosity, when would this have to happen?
- intellectual curiosity
- pique curiosity
- interest and curiosity
Fill you with, get your flame of curiosity up and firing up.
- Fill you with, get your flame of curiosity up and firing up.
- I hope that these quotes satisfy your curiosity and let's dive in.
- If you retain that curiosity, that rampant curiosity, you're a scientist.
- It's more about tapping into the curiosity and following that string.
- And then, just out of curiosity, blank.
- And that gap is where your curiosity blooms, basically so.
- Instruct yourself or inform curiosity, or carry report.
- So, but they got got the curiosity because I did it.
- Are people really, do they have curiosity to confront evil always?
- You can survive anything with curiosity, like anything.
Examples
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And I said, so just out of curiosity, is that dress new?
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Women at the market eye us with curiosity at least equal to my own.
Academic text (2008) -
Gentlemen, you have my curiosity, now you have my attention.
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And that leads to connection and curiosity and just feeling good.
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We all have great curiosity about our guests.
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Out of curiosity, did you vote for me?
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So, just out of curiosity, how long are you gonna stick around here?
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You need only have curiosity about new technology and openness to new ideas.
Academic text (2012) -
You'll discover countless ways to fuel your curiosity, creativity, and career.
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Out of curiosity, I asked my neighbor about the unusual tree in his yard.
Synonyms
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1.0
A feeling of wanting to know more about something
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1.0
A feeling of surprise and curiosity at something new or beautiful
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3.4
A very strong interest that makes you pay close attention
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2.5
A strong, excited wish to do or have something
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3.5
A strong wish to learn new things about the world
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3.5
A strong wish to learn and understand new things
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5.1
A strong desire to learn new things
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3.6
A strong wish to do something
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3.8
A strong, lasting wish to learn new things
A strong want to know or learn about things
A strong wish to learn new things
A feeling of wanting to know more about something
Antonyms
How Curious
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Morphology
Etymology
Curiosity comes from an old Latin word cura meaning 'care', which became curiosus meaning 'wanting to know' and is the source of the modern word curious. So curiosity is the strong wish to learn or know something.