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Definitions for curiousness
cu·ri·ous·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. curiousness, inquisitivenessnoun

    a state of active curiosity

  2. foreignness, strangeness, curiousnessnoun

    the quality of being alien or not native

    "the strangeness of a foreigner"

Wiktionary

  1. curiousnessnoun

    The state or quality of being curious.

  2. curiousnessnoun

    The result or product of being curious.

Wikipedia

  1. curiousness

    Curiosity (from Latin cūriōsitās, from cūriōsus "careful, diligent, curious", akin to cura "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in humans and other animals. Curiosity is heavily associated with all aspects of human development, in which derives the process of learning and desire to acquire knowledge and skill.The term curiosity can also be used to denote the behavior or emotion of being curious, in regard to the desire to gain knowledge or information. Curiosity as a behavior and emotion is attributed over millennia as the driving force behind not only human development, but developments in science, language, and industry.

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  1. curiousness

    Curiousness refers to the state or quality of being curious, characterized by a strong desire to explore, investigate, learn and know something new or unfamiliar. It involves a natural eagerness to understand or inquire about a broad range of topics or phenomena.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Curiousnessnoun

    carefulness; painstaking

  2. Curiousnessnoun

    the state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance

  3. Curiousnessnoun

    inquisitiveness; curiosity

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of curiousness in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of curiousness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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