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curiosity

noun

1 curiosity

A state in which you want to learn more about something.

synonym: wonder.

Roget 455: interest, thirst for knowledge, thirst for truth; curiosity, curiousness; inquiring mind; inquisitiveness.    omnivorous intellect, devouring mind.    [person who desires knowledge] inquirer; sightseer; quidnunc [Lat.], newsmonger, ... show more

Roget 507: expectation, expectance, expectancy; anticipation, reckoning, calculation; foresight etc. 510.    contemplation, prospection, lookout; prospect, perspective, ... show more

Roget 872: prodigy, phenomenon; wonder, wonderment; marvel, miracle; monster etc. (unconformity) 83; curiosity, lion, sight, spectacle; ... show more

Dutch: curiositeit, nieuwsgierigheid
Polish: ciekawość

2 curiosity

Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting.

synonyms: curio, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity.

Roget 83: nonconformity etc. 82; unconformity, disconformity; unconventionality, informality, abnormity, abnormality, anomaly; anomalousness etc. adj.; exception, ... show more

Dutch: curiositeit, curiosum, rara avis, rariteit, zeldzaamheid
Polish: cacko, cudo


Moby thesaurus: abnormality, amazement, anomaly, ardor, astonishing thing, astonishment, bauble, bric-a-brac, cathexis, concern, concernment, concupiscence, conversation piece, curio, desideration, desire, drive, eagerness, enthusiasm, exception ... show more.

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