Meaning of curiosity in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌkjʊriˈɑsədi/

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  1. Noun

    curiosity

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Old French curiousete, from Latin curiositas, from curiosus (see curious)

    Definitions

    1. a state in which you want to learn more about something

    Derived terms

  2. 2. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

Famous quotes

  • « Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life. »
    Linus Pauling
  • « Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles. »
    Samuel Johnson
  • « There are two sorts of curiosity - the momentary and the permanent. The momentary is concerned with the odd appearance on the surface of things. The permanent is attracted by the amazing and consecutive life that flows on beneath the surface of things. »
    Robert Wilson Lynd
  • « The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth. »
    Irving Langmuir
  • « Wonder, connected with a principle of rational curiosity, is the source of all knowledge and discover, and it is a principle even of piety but wonder which ends in wonder, and is satisfied with wonder, is the quality of an idiot. »
    Samuel Horsley

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