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an eager wish to know or learn about something: satisfy someone's curiosity Give your child just enough information to satisfy their curiosity. arouse someone's curiosity The title of the book aroused my curiosity. excite someone's curiosity The girls had an air of secrecy that excited her curiosity.
: one that arouses interest especially for uncommon or exotic characteristics. Tobacco was once regarded as a curiosity in Europe. b. : an unusual knickknack : curio. The antique shop was full of curiosities. c. : a curious trait or aspect.
Curiosity definition: the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness. See examples of CURIOSITY used in a sentence.
A curiosity is something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare. There is much to see in the way of castles, curiosities, and museums. Synonyms: oddity , wonder , sight , phenomenon More Synonyms of curiosity
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.
noun. /ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti/ /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/ (plural curiosities) Idioms. [uncountable, singular] curiosity (about something) | curiosity (to do something) a strong desire to know about something. Children show curiosity about everything. I felt a certain curiosity to see what would happen next.
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. the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness. 2. a curious, rare, or novel thing. 3. a strange, curious, or interesting quality. 4. Archaic. carefulness; fastidiousness.
CURIOSITY meaning: 1 : the desire to learn or know more about something or someone; 2 : something that is interesting because it is unusual.
