curiositynoun
uk/ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti/us/ˌkjʊr.iˈɑː.sə.t̬i/curiosity noun (INTEREST)
B2 [ U ] an eager wish to know or learn about something:
to arouse/excite/satisfy someone's curiosity
I'm burning with curiosity - you must tell me who won!
She decided to call her ex-boyfriend out of curiosity.
"Why do you ask?" "Oh, just idle curiosity (= for no particular reason)."
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Curiosity
- curiosity killed the cat idiom
- curious
- inquiring
- inquisitive
- inquisitorial
- meddlesome
- nose
- nosy
- nosy parker
- prurient
- quizzical
- snoot
- stick your nose into sth idiom
- stick your snoot in/into (sth) idiom
- thirsty
curiosity noun (STRANGE OBJECT)
[ C ] something that is interesting because it is rare and unusual:
Cars like mine are curiosities nowadays.
I kept this old pot for its curiosity value (= the interest it has because it is unusual).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Exceptional qualities, things and people
- a gift from the gods idiom
- be a one idiom
- character
- chosen
- distinction
- distinctive
- exoticism
- gift
- have-a-go hero
- hero
- heroine
- individual
- one
- personal touch
- rare
- rare bird idiom
- superman
- superwoman
- the chosen few idiom
- unique
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curiosity killed the cat