'Curiosity' definitions:
Definition of 'curiosity'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Curiosity'
From: GCIDE
- 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 quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- When thou wast in thy gilt and thy perfume, they mocked thee for too much curiosity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- A screen accurately cut in tapiary work . . . with great curiosity. --Evelin. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Disposition to inquire, investigate, or seek after knowledge; a desire to gratify the mind with new information or objects of interest; inquisitiveness. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which is curious, or fitted to excite or reward attention. [1913 Webster]
- We took a ramble together to see the curiosities of this great town. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- There hath been practiced also a curiosity, to set a tree upon the north side of a wall, and, at a little hieght, to draw it through the wall, etc. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'curiosity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abnormality,
- amazement,
- anomaly,
- ardor,
- astonishing thing,
- astonishment,
- bauble,
- bric-a-brac,
- cathexis,
- concern,
- concernment,
- concupiscence,
- conversation piece,
- curio,
- desideration,
- desire,
- drive,
- eagerness,
- enthusiasm,
- exception,
- fancy,
- fantasy,
- freak,
- gazingstock,
- gewgaw,
- hope,
- horme,
- improbability,
- inquisitiveness,
- intellectual curiosity,
- interest,
- interestedness,
- interference,
- intrusiveness,
- libido,
- lust for learning,
- marvel,
- marvelment,
- matter of interest,
- meddlesomeness,
- mind,
- miracle,
- monstrosity,
- museum piece,
- need,
- nonesuch,
- nosiness,
- objet d'art,
- oddity,
- passion,
- phenomenon,
- pleasure,
- pleasure principle,
- prodigiosity,
- prodigy,
- prying,
- questioning,
- quite a thing,
- rarity,
- regard,
- sensation,
- sexual desire,
- sight,
- snooping,
- something else,
- special interest,
- spectacle,
- strange thing,
- stunner,
- thirst for knowledge,
- trinket,
- urge,
- want,
- wanting,
- will,
- will and pleasure,
- wish,
- wish fulfillment,
- wonder,
- wonderful thing,
- wonderment