Inquisitiveness
11inquisitiveness — noun a state of active curiosity • Syn: ↑curiousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑inquisitive, ↑curious, ↑curious (for: ↑curiousness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
12curiosity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Eagerness to learn Nouns 1. curiosity, curiousness; interest, thirst for knowledge; inquiring mind; inquisitiveness; meddling, nosiness; sightseeing; voyeurism; morbid curiosity, prurience. See… …
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14curiousness — noun 1. a state of active curiosity • Syn: ↑inquisitiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑inquisitive (for: ↑inquisitiveness), ↑curious (for: ↑inqu …
15curiosity — noun /ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪti/ a) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. wee built a homely thing like a barne, set upon Cratchets, covered with rafts, sedge, and earth, so also was the… …
16curiousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Mental acquisitiveness: curiosity, inquisitiveness, interest. Idiom: thirst for knowledge. See INVESTIGATE. 2. Undue interest in the affairs of others: curiosity, inquisitiveness. Informal: nosiness, snoopiness. See …
17Curiosity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >The desire of knowledge. < N PARAG:Curiosity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 interest interest thirst for knowledge Sgm: N 1 curiosity curiosity curiousness Sgm: N 1 inquiring mind inquiring mind Sgm: N 1 inquisitiveness… …
18inquisitive — [[t]ɪnkwɪ̱zɪtɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED An inquisitive person likes finding out about things, especially secret things. Barrow had an inquisitive nature... Bears are very inquisitive and must be kept mentally stimulated. Derived words: inquisitively ADV… …
19nosiness — noun offensive inquisitiveness • Syn: ↑prying, ↑snoopiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑snoopy (for: ↑snoopiness), ↑pry (for: ↑ …
20prying — I noun offensive inquisitiveness • Syn: ↑nosiness, ↑snoopiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑snoopy (for: ↑snoopiness), ↑pry, ↑no …
