nosiness
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈnoʊziˌnəs/
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curiosidad
- Their nosiness can strain relationships when boundaries are not respected.
Examples
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He was often criticized for his nosiness, always prying into other people's matters.
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Her nosiness about their personal lives made her friends uncomfortable.
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Not that she had much time for nosiness lately.
Fiction book (1999) -
"What jobs did you hold?" I asked, really having fun with that nosiness.
Blog text (31) -
Even if I am curious, you have a right to be free of my nosiness.
Blog text (8) -
The other reason is that nosiness is just rude.
Blog text (30) -
Employer nosiness hurts dedicated employees most, they argue, since their long hours force them to conduct some personal business from work.
Academic text (2000) -
I was too astonished by his nosiness.
Blog text (29) -
"So, Alice," Mrs. Johnson said in that terribly sympathetic voice I was learning to hate because it was a bad combination of pity, sympathy, and nosiness.
Fiction book (2001) -
Is this carpet real silk? Although annoyed by her voice and her nosiness, Mr. DiTaranto was nothing if not hospitable.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
3
7.2
The act of entering or interfering in someone's private life without being invited
2
7.6
Asking questions about other people's private lives in an annoying way
A habit of trying to find out other people's private things
Antonyms
How Nosy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nosiness comes from the common word nose and the ending -ness that makes a noun. Think of someone who 'sticks their nose' into other people's business — that clear picture shows why nosiness means being too curious about others' affairs.