curiosity
Significado (Inglês)
- (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.
Conceitos
Oposto de
ignorance
Sinônimos
desire to know
desire of knowing
choice thing
avocation
desire for knowledge
Traduções
curiosité
curiosidad
curiosità
Neugier
περιέργεια
curiositas
weetgierigheid
curiositat
tatêlFreqüência
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˌkjʊəɹiˈɒsəti/
Etimologia (Inglês)
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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