curiosity

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

curiosities

1.
(uncountable)Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
Đồng nghĩa: inquisitiveness
2.
(countable, uncountable)A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.
He put the strangely shaped rock in his curiosity cabinet.
3.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.

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Đồng nghĩa

inquisitiveness

Trái nghĩa

ignorance

Cùng gốc / liên quan

uncuriositypublic curiositybi-curiositycuriosity killed the catcurio curious

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English curiosite, variant of curiouste, from curiouseté, from Latin cūriōsitātem, accusative of cūriōsitās. curious. Displaced native firwitt.