Inquisitiveness
21snoopiness — noun offensive inquisitiveness • Syn: ↑nosiness, ↑prying • Derivationally related forms: ↑snoopy, ↑pry (for: ↑prying), ↑nosy (for …
22Curiosities — Curiosity Cu ri*os i*ty (k[=u] r[i^]*[o^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Curiosities} ( t[i^]z). [OE. curiouste, curiosite, OF. curioset[ e], curiosit[ e], F. curiosit[ e], fr. L. curiositas, fr. curiosus. See {Curious}, and cf. {Curio}.] 1. The state or …
23Curiosity — Cu ri*os i*ty (k[=u] r[i^]*[o^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Curiosities} ( t[i^]z). [OE. curiouste, curiosite, OF. curioset[ e], curiosit[ e], F. curiosit[ e], fr. L. curiositas, fr. curiosus. See {Curious}, and cf. {Curio}.] 1. The state or quality… …
24Curious — Cu ri*ous (k? r? ?s), a. [OF. curios, curius, F. curieux, L. curiosus careful, inquisitive, fr. cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Little… …
25Curious arts — Curious Cu ri*ous (k? r? ?s), a. [OF. curios, curius, F. curieux, L. curiosus careful, inquisitive, fr. cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …
26Curiousness — Cu ri*ous*ness, n. 1. Carefulness; painstaking. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] My father s care With curiousness and cost did train me up. Massinger. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance. [1913… …
27Inquisitive — In*quis i*tive, a. [OE. inquisitif, F. inquisitif.] 1. Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer. [1913 Webster] A wise man is not inquisitive about things impertinent. Broome. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to… …
28inquisitive — adjective Date: 14th century 1. given to examination or investigation 2. inclined to ask questions; especially inordinately or improperly curious about the affairs of others Synonyms: see curious • inquisitively adverb • inquisitiveness noun …
29James Clerk Maxwell — (1831–1879) Born 13 June 1831 …
30Nuremberg Trials — For the 1947 Soviet film about the trials, see Nuremberg Trials (film). The Holocaust …
