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- DictionaryCu·ri·os·i·ty/ˌkyo͝orēˈäsədē/
noun
- 1. a strong desire to know or learn something: "filled with curiosity, she peered through the window"
- 2. a strange or unusual object or fact: "he showed them some of the curiosities of the house"
Curiosity is the urge you feel to know more about something. If you find a diary in a coffee shop, curiosity will make you want to look inside — but respect for the writer's privacy may convince you not to. Curiosity is the state of being curious: inquisitive, wondering, ready to poke around and figure something out.
3 days ago · curiosity in American English. (ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ) noun Word forms: plural ˌcuriˈosities. 1. a desire to learn or know. 2. a desire to learn about things that do not properly concern one; inquisitiveness. 3. anything curious, strange, rare, or novel.
1. A desire to know or learn. 2. A desire to know about people or things that do not concern one; nosiness. 3. An object that arouses interest, as by being novel or extraordinary: kept the carved bone and displayed it as a curiosity. 4. A strange or odd aspect. 5. Archaic Fastidiousness.
curiosity killed the cat. (saying) used to tell somebody not to ask questions or try to find out about things that do not involve them. Definition of curiosity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CURIOSITY definition: 1. the feeling of wanting to know or learn about something: 2. something strange or unusual. Learn more.
Curiosity definition: the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness. See examples of CURIOSITY used in a sentence.
1. a. : marked by desire to investigate and learn. They were curious as to who won the game. The cat was curious about its new environment. b. : marked by inquisitive interest in others' concerns : nosy. curious about the neighbors' doings. 2. : exciting attention as strange, novel, or unexpected : odd. a curious coincidence.
