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