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exploratoriness

exploratoriness noun: the state or condition of being exploratory; inclination to explore.

Noun

exploratoriness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being exploratory; inclination to explore.
    • And further it also appears that at the height of hunger, the exploratoriness is specifically directed towards food.1949, Edward Chace Tolman, Purposive behavior in animals and men

Origin of exploratoriness

From exploratory + -ness.

Questions about exploratoriness

What does exploratoriness mean?
Exploratoriness means the state or condition of being exploratory; inclination to explore.
What part of speech is exploratoriness?
Exploratoriness is a noun.

Words near exploratoriness in the dictionary

  1. explorativeness
  2. explorator
  3. exploratoria
  4. exploratories
  5. exploratorily
  6. exploratoriness
  7. exploratorium
  8. exploratoriums
  9. explorators
  10. exploratory
  11. exploratory committee

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