Curiosity

//ˌkjʊə.ɹiˈɒs.ə.ti//

Synonyms for "curiosity" (98 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Noun(2 words)
collector's itemcurio

Strong matches (29)

Related words (49)

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More general

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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capable of

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causes desire

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derived

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derived from

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etymologically related_to

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is a

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part of

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related to

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Translations

116 translations across 51 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • kurreshtje noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Arabic

1 entries
  • فُضُول noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • maraq noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Basque

1 entries
  • jakinmin noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • курио́з noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • любозна́телност noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • любопи́тство noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • ря́дкост noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Catalan

2 entries
  • curiositat noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • curiositat noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 好奇 noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • 好奇心 noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • 有意思的東西 /有意思的东西 noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Czech

2 entries
  • kuriozita noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • zvědavost noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Danish

1 entries
  • nysgerrighed noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Dutch

2 entries
  • curiositeit noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • nieuwsgierigheid noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • scivoleco noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Estonian

2 entries
  • kurioosum noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • uudishimu noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Finnish

3 entries
  • erikoisuus noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • kuriositeetti noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • uteliaisuus noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

French

2 entries
  • curiosité noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • curiosité noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Galician

2 entries
  • curiosidade noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • curiosidade noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

German

4 entries
  • Kuriosität noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • Kuriosum noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • Neugier noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • Neugierde noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Greek

1 entries
  • περιέργεια noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • nīele noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • סקרנות noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • קוריוז noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Hindi

1 entries
  • जिज्ञासा noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • kíváncsiság noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • érdekesség noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • forvitni noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Italian

2 entries
  • curiosità noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • curiosità noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 好奇心 noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • 珍奇 noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Korean

1 entries
  • 호기심 noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Latin

1 entries
  • cūriōsitās noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Latvian

2 entries
  • ziņkāre noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • ziņkārība noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • smalsumas noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • žingeidumas noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • љубопитност noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Marathi

2 entries
  • कुतूहल noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • जिज्ञासा noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Māori

2 entries
  • mokamokai noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • mōkaikai noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • balkêşî noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • etir noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • hewes noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • mereq noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • nysgjerrighet noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Old English

1 entries
  • firwitt noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Persian

1 entries
  • کنجکاوی noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Polish

2 entries
  • ciekawostka noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • ciekawość noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • curiosidade noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • curiosidade noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Romanian

2 entries
  • curiozitate noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • curiozitate noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Russian

4 entries
  • дико́вина noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • курьёз noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • любозна́тельность noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • любопы́тство noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • kuriozìtēt noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • ljubopitljivost noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • ljubopitnost noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • ljubopitstvo noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Slovene

1 entries
  • radovednost noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Spanish

1 entries
  • curiosidad noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Swedish

3 entries
  • kuriositet noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • kuriosum noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • nyfikenhet noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • kuryosidad noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Tamil

3 entries
  • அறிவார்வம் noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • அறிவாவல் noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • ஆர்வம் noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Telugu

1 entries
  • కుతూహలం noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Thai

2 entries
  • ความอยากรู้ noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • ความอยากรู้อยากเห็น noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Turkish

4 entries
  • merak noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • meraklılık noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • tuhaflık noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • ucûbe noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • диви́на noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • рі́дкість noun (unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest)
  • ціка́вість noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • tính/sự ham biết noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
  • tính/sự tò mò noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Welsh

1 entries
  • chwilfrydedd noun (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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You are really full of curiosity, aren't you?

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The child was full of curiosity.

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I opened the box out of curiosity.

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Curiosity killed the cat.

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