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Meaning of "curiousness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CURIOUSNESS

ˈkjʊərɪəsnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURIOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Curiousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CURIOUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Curiosity

Curiosity is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in human and many animal species. The term can also be used to denote the behavior itself being caused by the emotion of curiosity. As this emotion represents a thirst for knowledge, curiosity is a major driving force behind scientific research and other disciplines of human study.

Definition of curiousness in the English dictionary

The definition of curiousness in the dictionary is strangeness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CURIOUSNESS

cariousness · contrariousness · deliriousness · gloriousness · hilariousness · imperiousness · incuriousness · ingloriousness · laboriousness · meritoriousness · multifariousness · mysteriousness · opprobriousness · penuriousness · spuriousness · temerariousness · tenebriousness · unseriousness · uproariousness · victoriousness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURIOUSNESS

curialistic · curie · Curie point · Curie temperature · Curie-Weiss law · Curie´s law · curiet · curietherapy · curing · curio · curiosa · curiosities · curiosity · curiosity shop · curiosity value · curious · curiously · curite · Curitiba · curium

WORDS THAT END LIKE CURIOUSNESS

biliousness · business · carelessness · consciousness · deliciousness · deviousness · flawlessness · heedlessness · helplessness · homelessness · hopelessness · lawlessness · nervousness · preciousness · restlessness · ridiculousness · righteousness · seriousness · statelessness · unconsciousness · viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of curiousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «curiousness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CURIOUSNESS

Find out the translation of curiousness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of curiousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «curiousness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

好学
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

curiousness
570 millions of speakers
en

English

curiousness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

curiousness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغرابة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

curiousness
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

curiousness
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অদ্ভুত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

curiousness
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Ingin tahu
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Sonderbarkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

好奇心
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

curiousness
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kepengin weruh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tò mò
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஆர்வமாக
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

जिज्ञासू
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Meraklı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

singolarità
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

curiousness
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

curiousness
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

curiousness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

curiousness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

curiousness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

curiousness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

curiousness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of curiousness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURIOUSNESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of curiousness
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «curiousness».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about curiousness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURIOUSNESS»

Discover the use of curiousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to curiousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advances in Neural Networks: 5th International Symposium on ...
During the stage, the fish had high degree of dread, and no curiousness. The movement patterns selected by fish were LM and MCO with high speed. At end of the stage, the fish knew some basic knowledge about dangerous area and safe ...
Fuchun Sun, Jianwei Zhang, 2008
2
The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare's Poetry
CHAPTER 3 A. R. BRAUNMULLER In 1853, Matthew Arnold defended Shakespeare's 'over-curiousness of expression' and quoted a witty French swipe: This over-curiousness of expression is indeed but the excessive employment of a  ...
Jonathan Post, 2013
3
Prison books and their authors
We now turn to the " History of the World," " a book," says one, " which for the exactness of its chronology, curiousness of its contexture, and learning of all sorts , seems to be the work of an age. An history which never met yet with a detractor,  ...
John Alfred Langford, 1861
4
The Youth of Shakspeare
Now attend, , And if thy curiousness be truly great, Thy ears must needs be rav' nously intent Upon devouring up my ev'ry word.” This led to the appearance of increased curiousness on the part of her lord, which Titania dallied with so artfully , ...
Robert Folkestone Williams, 1839
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The Youth of Shaksapeare
'Now attend, And if thy curiousness be truly great, ,, Thy ears must needs be rav' nously intent Upon devouring up my ev'ry word.” This led to the appearance of increased curiousness on the part of her lord, which Titania dallied with so artfully , ...
Shakspeare and his Friends, 1839
6
Belletristical Works
This led to the appearance of increased curiousness on the part of her lord, which Titania dallied with so artfully, that Oberon broke “ I'll not exhaust So prodigal a spirit. Now attend, And if thy curiousness be truly great, Thy ears must needs be ...
Nathan Drake, 1839
7
Morphology: Word structure in generative grammar
However, the existence of an +ity form does not block the formation of a noun in # ness, such as curiousness. This can be explained by the difference in meaning between the two forms. Aronoff notes that “nouns of the form Xousness have the ...
John T. Jensen, 1990
8
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Mental acquisitiveness : curiousness, inquisitive- ness, interest. Idiom: thirst for knowledge. See INVESTIGATE in Index. 2. Undue interest in the affairs of others : curiousness, inquisitiveness. Informal: nosiness, snoopiness. See INVESTIGATE  ...
Peter Mark Roget, 1997
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... Webster's Common School Dictionary: A Dictionary of the ...
CURIOUSNESS. CYCLOPEDIA Curlew. adv. - • Cu'ri-ous-ness (ku'rl-us-nSs), n. — Cu'- rl-03'l-ty (-SVI-tj?), n. State of being curious; inquisitiveness ; thing fitted to excite attention. Curl (kflrl), v. t. & i. [CURLED (kdrld) ; CURLING.] To form or ...
Noah Webster, 1892
10
Justice, Sustainability, and Security: Global Ethics for the ...
Curiousness. of. Torture's. Popularity. Before moving to my main explanations and engagements with this issue, a bitof brushclearingisin order.Why title thisthe “curious”caseof torture's escalating popularity? First, torture is becoming more ...
Eric A. Heinze, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURIOUSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term curiousness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Shark Diving Teaches People Sharks Are Just Big, Beautiful Fish
"We do not attract sharks to us, but [rather] go to the places where they already are and use their natural curiousness." Boats like Stelluto's use ... «VICE, Jul 15»
2
A Six Man Rotation: Thoughts From Will Carroll
My curiousness about it has come from how certain Orioles pitchers seemed to do better with extra rest and it's even more interesting now with ... «BaltimoreSportsReport.com, Jun 15»
3
Why Are Designers So Big On Flamingos? -- 'The Why'
The curiousness of flamingos has only added to their allure as captive adornments for parks and gardens. It is partly this tradition, which goes ... «American Live Wire, Jun 15»
4
SVU UG 2nd Year Exam Results 2015 Declared at manabadi.co.in
There is a lot tension and curiousness regarding the Second year Degree result.Students are eagerly waiting for the S V university Degree ... «Loop 21, Jun 15»
5
Records from a rented room: 'Songs that feel complete reflect life's …
... strings), and also desires – she can't help but think of “the curiousness of your potential kiss”. It's that “potential” that's so captured in the song. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
PART 2: The Black Classical Singer Experience
My choice is to occasionally write on issues of substance and not just the light-weight side or curiousness surrounding my field. Frankly, I am so ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
7
Summer reading 2015: Five books to put on your reading list this …
... and their familiarity, yet their curiousness, not to mention her slick and humorous descriptions (“Two geological ages later, Jem came home”) ... «The Elkhart Truth, May 15»
8
Two Old Black Guys Just Sitting Around Talking is a Thinly Drawn …
There are no ah-ha moments where our eyes are opened to the curiousness of human condition. Abe and Henry provide us no great ... «Houston Press, May 15»
9
Q&A: Joan Gavaler on Aura Curiatlas Physical Theatre
And Curi refers to curiosity, curiousness. The characters in our stories seek to discover something even as we as artists seek to discover each ... «William and Mary News, May 15»
10
Album Review: Mew - '+-'
Mew offers a wise take on modern progressive music, offering genre juxtapositions meant not to shock for their curiousness or jarring elements, ... «Empty Lighthouse Magazine, Apr 15»
REFERENCE
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