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curiousness

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: curiousness

1
n
a state of active curiosity
2
n
the quality of being alien or not native
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: curiousness
1

n a state of active curiosity

Synonyms:
inquisitiveness
Types:
nosiness, prying, snoopiness
offensive inquisitiveness
Type of:
curiosity, wonder
a state in which you want to learn more about something
2

n the quality of being alien or not native

Synonyms:
foreignness, strangeness
Antonyms:
nativeness
the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin
Types:
exoticism, exoticness, exotism
the quality of being exotic
alienage, alienism
the quality of being alien
Type of:
quality
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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