'Inquisitiveness' definitions:

Definition of 'inquisitiveness'

From: WordNet
noun
A state of active curiosity [syn: curiousness, inquisitiveness]

Definition of 'Inquisitiveness'

From: GCIDE
  • Inquisitiveness \In*quis"i*tive*ness\, n. The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity. [1913 Webster]
  • Mr. Boswell, whose inquisitiveness is seconded by great activity, scrambled in at a high window. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
  • Curiosity in children nature has provided, to remove that ignorance they were born with; which, without this busy inquisitiveness, will make them dull. --Locke. [1913 Webster]