curiosity
Significat (Anglès)
- (uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
- (countable, uncountable) A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.
Conceptes
Oposat a
ignorance
Sinònims
desire to know
desire of knowing
choice thing
avocation
desire for knowledge
Traduccions
Freqüència
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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