curiosity

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.
  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.

Oposat a
ignorance
Freqüència

C1
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˌkjʊəɹiˈɒsəti/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English curiosite, variant of curiouste, from Anglo-Norman curiouseté, from Latin cūriōsitātem, accusative of cūriōsitās. By surface analysis, curious + -ity. Displaced native Old English firwitt.

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