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

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Wiktionary4.5 / 9 votes

  1. curiositynoun

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness

    Antonyms:
    ignorance

  2. curiositynoun

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

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness

    Antonyms:
    ignorance

  3. curiositynoun

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

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness

    Antonyms:
    ignorance

  4. curiositynoun

    A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.

    He kept the strangely shaped rock as a curiosity.

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness

    Antonyms:
    ignorance

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.2 / 5 votes

  1. curiosity

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness, interest, wonder, marvel, interrogativeness, rarity, phenomenon, celebrity, oddity, lion

    Antonyms:
    indifference, heedlessness, disregard, abstraction, absence, weed, drug, dirt, cipher, bagatelle, song

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. curiosity, wondernoun

    a state in which you want to learn more about something

    Synonyms:
    peculiarity, oddment, wonderment, wonder, marvel, curio, oddity, admiration, rarity

  2. curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, raritynoun

    something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

    Synonyms:
    rarity, tenuity, remainder, wonder, end, distinguishing characteristic, distinctiveness, rareness, curio, oddness, specialty, quirkiness, low density, queerness, oddity, crotchet, specialness, distinctive feature, remnant, peculiarity, oddment, infrequency, quirk, speciality

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Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 1 vote

  1. curiositynoun

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness

  2. curiositynoun

    Synonyms:
    phenomenon, wonder, marvel, rarity, sight, spectacle

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 1 vote

  1. curiositynoun

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness, curio, freak, rarity, rara avis, wonder

    Antonyms:
    incuriosity, uninquisitiveness

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "curiosity":

    curious

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How to use curiosity in a sentence?

  1. G. M. Trevelyan:

    Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization.

  2. Judith Zackson:

    Eccentric individuals see challenges and solutions from unexpected angles, and their weird thinking allows them to come up with innovative and imaginative solutions, by choosing to march to your own beat, you can access your creativity, curiosity, happiness and make a difference in the world.

  3. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

    I like curiosity. It's a mind game, not a necessity.

  4. Elizabeth Schneider:

    Elizabeth Schneider said, noting Elizabeth Schneider mother cried when she informed her. I was a little bit pleasantly surprised because I thought it was a little bit cool, granted, I probably would not have felt that way if I was severely ill. But from a scientific curiosity perspective, I thought it was very interesting. And also the fact that I finally got confirmation that thats what I had.

  5. Benito Mussolini:

    But which race? Does there exist a German race? Has it ever existed? Will it ever exist? Reality, myth, or hoax of the theorists? Ah well, we respond, a Germanic race does not exist. Various movements. Curiosity. Stupor. We repeat. Does not exist. We don't say so. Scientists say so. Hitler says so.


Translations for curiosity

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  • فُضُولArabic
  • maraqAzerbaijani
  • куриоз, любознателност, любопитство, рядкостBulgarian
  • zvědavost, kuriozitaCzech
  • nysgerrighedDanish
  • Kuriosität, Neugierde, Neugier, KuriosumGerman
  • περιέργειαGreek
  • curiosidadSpanish
  • uudishimu, kurioosumEstonian
  • jakinminBasque
  • kuriositeetti, uteliaisuusFinnish
  • curiositéFrench
  • סקרנותHebrew
  • kiváncsiságHungarian
  • forvitniIcelandic
  • curiositàItalian
  • 珍奇, 好奇心Japanese
  • ಕುತೂಹಲKannada
  • 호기심, 好奇心Korean
  • tatol, balkêşî, çavzêlkî, tatêl, etir, xemxwerî, hewes, mereqKurdish
  • cūriōsitāsLatin
  • žingeidumas, smalsumasLithuanian
  • ziņkārība, ziņkāreLatvian
  • mokamokai, mōkaikaiMāori
  • љубопитностMacedonian
  • nieuwsgierigheid, curiositeitDutch
  • nysgjerrighetNorwegian
  • ciekawostka, ciekawośćPolish
  • curiosidadePortuguese
  • curiozitateRomanian
  • любознательность, редкость, любопытство, пытливость, курьёз, диковинаRussian
  • знатижеља, znatiželjnost, znatiželja, ljubopitljivost, љубопитност, ljubopitstvo, љубопитљивост, знатижељност, куриозѝте̄т, ljubopitnost, zanìmljivōst, radoznalost, занѝмљиво̄ст, љубопитство, радозналост, kuriozìtētSerbo-Croatian
  • radovednostSlovene
  • nyfikenhet, kuriositetSwedish
  • కుతూహలంTelugu
  • meraklılık, tuhaflık, merak, ucûbeTurkish
  • дивина, рідкість, цікавістьUkrainian
  • تجسسUrdu
  • tò mòVietnamese
  • 好奇心Chinese

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