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curiousness

UK/ˈkjʊəɹi.əsnəs/

curiousness noun: curiosity; inquisitiveness.

Noun

curiousness (usually uncountable, plural curiousnesses)

  1. (usually) Curiosity; inquisitiveness.
  2. (dated, usually) The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance.
  3. (obsolete, usually) Care; carefulness; pains.
    • [M]y father's care / With curiousness and cost, did train me up / In all those liberal qualities that commend / A gentleman: […]1624 November 3 (first performance), Philip Massinger, “The Parliament of Love”, in W[illiam] Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, […], volume II, London: […] G[eorge] and W[illiam] Nicol...
  4. (countable, usually) The product or result of being curious.

Synonyms of curiousness

Forms of curiousness

pluralcuriousnesses

Origin of curiousness

From curious + -ness.

Questions about curiousness

What does curiousness mean?
Curiousness means curiosity; inquisitiveness.
What part of speech is curiousness?
Curiousness is a noun.
How do you pronounce curiousness?
Curiousness is pronounced /ˈkjʊəɹi.əsnəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of curiousness?
The plural of curiousness is curiousnesses.

Words near curiousness in the dictionary

  1. curiousest
  2. curiousity
  3. curiously
  4. curiously recurring template pattern
  5. curiously recurring template patterns
  6. curiousness
  7. curiousnesses
  8. curite
  9. curites
  10. Curitiba
  11. Curitiban

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