curiosity
Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
Noun 2 meanings
Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.
“He put the strangely shaped rock in his curiosity cabinet.”
Etymology
From Middle English curiosite, variant of curiouste, from Anglo-Norman curiouseté, from Latin cūriōsitātem, accusative of cūriōsitās. By surface analysis, curious + -ity. Displaced native Old English firwitt.
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CURIOSITY at a glance
CURIOSITY has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (C 3 + U 1 + R 1 + I 1 + O 1 + S 1 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,324 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with curiosity
All rhymes- CITY9
- UNIVERSITY16
- COMMUNITY18
- SECURITY13
- QUALITY19
- ABILITY12
- OPPORTUNITY18
- MAJORITY20
- REALITY10
- ACTIVITY16
- AUTHORITY15
- RESPONSIBILITY21
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- CARIOSITY14
- FURIOSITY15
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