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Another word for curiosity

curiosity Synonyms

curiosity

n.

Desire to know
interest, concern, regard, inquiring mind, inquiringness, inquisitiveness, mental acquisitiveness, thirst for knowledge, a questing mind, questioning, searching, eagerness to find out, disposition to inquire, inclination to ask questions, interest in learning, scientific interest, healthy curiosity.
A tendency to snoop
meddlesomeness, intrusiveness, officiousness, meddling, prying, voyeurism, nosiness*, snoopiness*.
An unusual object
exoticism, rarity, oddity, marvel; see wonder 2.

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Another word for curiosity

noun

Mental acquisitiveness:
curiousness, inquisitiveness, interest. Idiom: thirst for knowledge. See investigate
Undue interest in the affairs of others:
curiousness, inquisitiveness. (Informal) nosiness, snoopiness. See investigate

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It was done for curiosity's sake.
There should be enough material here to merit all readers' curiosity!
There were many curiosity shops on the street.
He hadn't been there in years, but the old memory had awakened a curiosity.
Too many sites rely on visitors' burning curiosity to explore and figure it out.

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