Curiosity

/ˌkjʊə.ɹiˈɒs.ə.ti/

Synonyms for "curiosity" (123 found)

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Closest matches (25)

Noun(4 words)
wondercuriocuriosity about historycuriousness
Adjective(1 words)
academic excitement

Strong matches (37)

Noun(10 words)
enthusiasm for learningexploration enthusiasmfascinationfeeling curiousinquisitivenessinterestinterest studentsinterest yieldintriguemerak
Verb(2 words)
foster curiositygenerate interest
Adjective(1 words)
mental need

Related words (61)

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sensationsexual desiresightsnoopingsomething elsespecial interestspectaclestrange thingstunnerthirst for knowledgetrinketurgevoyeurismwantwantingwaywillwill and pleasurewishwish fulfillmentwonderwonderful thingwonderment
Noun(15 words)
more oddnoveltyoddballodditiesoddityoddmentopenness conceptpeculiarityrarityspanish interésstudent interesttask motivationunearthing the truthvoyeurismwondering
Preposition(1 words)
of interest
Adjective(1 words)
personal interest
Verb(1 words)
pique interest

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

6 entries
cognitive statedesireobjectpersonality traitphysical objectstate of mind

More specific

6 entries
academic curiositychildlike curiositycuriosity about historycuriosity about sciencehistorical curiosityscientific curiosity

Collocations

5 entries
curiosity about historycuriosity about sciencehealthy curiositynatural curiosityscientific curiosity

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

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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