Definitions for curiosity
ˌkyʊər iˈɒs ɪ ticu·rios·i·ty

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. curiosity, wonder(noun)

   a state in which you want to learn more about something

2. curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity(noun)

   something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

Wiktionary(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. curiosity(Noun)

   Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.

2. curiosity(Noun)

   Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.

3. curiosity(Noun)

   A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.

   He kept the strangely shaped rock as a curiosity.

Origin: From curiouseté, from curiositatem, from curiosus.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Curiosity(noun)

   the state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration

2. Curiosity(noun)

   disposition to inquire, investigate, or seek after knowledge; a desire to gratify the mind with new information or objects of interest; inquisitiveness

3. Curiosity(noun)

   that which is curious, or fitted to excite or reward attention

Origin: [OE. curiouste, curiosite, OF. curioset, curiosit, F. curiosit, fr. L. curiositas, fr. curiosus. See Curious, and cf. Curio.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Curiosity

   Curiosity is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in human and many animal species. The term can also be used to denote the behavior itself being caused by the emotion of curiosity. As this emotion represents a thirst for knowledge, curiosity is a major driving force behind scientific research and other disciplines of human study.

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. curiosity

   1. A gulf that swallows gods, men, creeds, matter, worlds, philosophies. 2. A peephole in the brain through which one sees the pomp and ceremony of the Absurd. 3. A monstrous antenna that feels its way through matter and mind, and founders in the Infinite. 4. At its lowest, the instinct that boosts us up to peep over our neighbor's transom, symboled by a knot-hole.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'curiosity' in Nouns Frequency: #2687

How to pronounce curiosity?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of curiosity in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of curiosity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of curiosity in a Sentence

1. Akio Morita:

   Curiosity is the key to creativity.

2. Frank Kostouros:

   Curiosity got the best of Edward Brown.

3. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Without curiosity, all doors remain closed!

4. William Arthur Ward:

   Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

5. Yiddish Proverb:

   A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.

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