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Curiousness

//ˈkjʊəɹi.əsnəs// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Curiosity; inquisitiveness. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the quality of being alien or not native wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance. dated, uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    a state of active curiosity wordnet
  5. 5
    Care; carefulness; pains. obsolete, uncountable, usually

    "[M]y father's care / With curiousness and cost, did train me up / In all those liberal qualities that commend / A gentleman: […]"

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  1. 6
    The product or result of being curious. countable, usually

Etymology

From curious + -ness.

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