Meaning of CURIOUSNESS
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner"
- [n] a state of active curiosity
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CURIOUSNESS is a 11 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | foreignness, inquisitiveness, strangeness |
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| | Antonyms: | | nativeness | | |
| | See Also: | | alienage, alienism, curiosity, exoticism, exoticness, exotism, nosiness, prying, quality, snoopiness, wonder | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cu"ri*ous*ness\, n.
1. Carefulness; painstaking. [Obs.]
My father's care With curiousness and cost did train
me up. -- Massinger.
2. The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship;
ingenuity of contrivance.
3. Inquisitiveness; curiosity.
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