curiosity

cu·ri·os·i·ty  (kyr-s-t)

n. pl. cu·ri·os·i·ties

1. A desire to know or learn.

2. A desire to know about people or things that do not concern one; nosiness.

3. An object that arouses interest, as by being novel or extraordinary: kept the carved bone and displayed it as a curiosity.

4. A strange or odd aspect.

5. Archaic Fastidiousness.

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[Middle English curiosite, from Old French, from Latin crisits, from crisus, inquisitive; see curious.]

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curiosity [ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. an eager desire to know; inquisitiveness

2.

a.  the quality of being curious; strangeness

b.  (as modifier) the ring had curiosity value only

3. something strange or fascinating

4. a rare or strange object; curio

5. Obsolete fastidiousness

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	curiosity - a state in which you want to learn more about something wonder cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes desire to know, lust for learning, thirst for knowledge - curiosity that motivates investigation and study interest, involvement - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music" curiousness, inquisitiveness - a state of active curiosity
	2.	curiosity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting curio, oddment, peculiarity, rarity, oddity object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" bric-a-brac, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot, knickknack - miscellaneous curios collectable, collectible - things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) collector's item, piece de resistance, showpiece - the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

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curiosity

noun

1. inquisitiveness, interest, prying, snooping (informal), nosiness (informal) Mr Lim was a constant source of curiosity to his neighbours.

2. oddity, wonder, sight, phenomenon, spectacle, freak, marvel, novelty, rarity The company is a curiosity in the world of publishing.

3. collector's item, trinket, curio, knick-knack, objet d'art (French), bibelot The mantelpieces and windowsills are adorned with curiosities.

Proverbs
"Curiosity killed the cat"

Translations

curiosity [ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ]

A. N

1. (= inquisitiveness) → curiosidad f (about por, acerca de) out of curiosity → por curiosidad
curiosity killed the cat → la curiosidad mata al hombre

2. (= rare thing) → curiosidad f

B. CPD curiosity shop N → tienda f de curiosidades
curiosity value N its only attraction is its curiosity value → su único interés es el valor que tiene como rareza

curiosity [ˌkjʊəriˈɒsɪti] n

(= inquisitiveness) → curiosité f

(= rare object) → curiosité f curiosity shop
curiosity shop n → magasin m de brocante

curiosity

n

no pl (= inquisitiveness) → Neugier f; (for knowledge) → Wissbegier(de) f; out of or from curiosity → aus Neugier; curiosity killed the cat (Prov) → sei nicht so neugierig

(= object, person) → Kuriosität f

curiosity [ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ] n → curiosità f inv
curiosity killed the cat → la curiosità si paga cara

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curiosity [ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ] n → curiosità f inv
curiosity killed the cat → la curiosità si paga cara