Curiosity синонимы

  • concern
  • inquisitiveness
  • interest
  • eagerness
  • interestedness
  • intrusiveness
  • investigation
  • meddlesomeness
  • meddling
  • nosiness
  • officiousness
  • prying
  • questioning
  • snoopiness
  • inquiring mind
  • inquiringness
  • mental acquisitiveness
  • searching
  • snooping
  • thirst for knowledge
  • curio
  • novelty
  • rarity
  • knickknack
  • objet d’art
  • trinket
  • exoticism
  • bibelot
  • conversation piece
  • marvel
  • oddity
  • one of a kind
  • peculiar object
  • rara avis
  • rare bird
  • singular object
  • unusual object
  • wonder

On this page you’ll find 68 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to curiosity, such as: concern, inquisitiveness, interest, eagerness, interestedness, and intrusiveness.

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There’s been a lot of quarterback movement around the league — and a lot of curiosity specifically about what the change at QB will mean for New England and Tampa Bay — but those moves haven’t affected our predictions too much.

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She had never had this curiosity in relation to George Cannon—she had only wondered about his affairs with other women.

HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETT

Miss Thangue sat forward with the frank curiosity of the Englishwoman when inspecting a foreign specimen.

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Her directness had made all possible ‘buts’ seem ridiculous and futile, and had made the expression of curiosity seem offensive.

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WORDS RELATED TO CURIOSITY

  • bauble
  • curio
  • curiosity
  • gaud
  • gewgaw
  • gimcrack
  • knickknack
  • novelty
  • ornament
  • trifle
  • whatnot
  • aberration
  • abortion
  • anomaly
  • chimera
  • curiosity
  • geek
  • malformation
  • miscreation
  • monster
  • monstrosity
  • mutant
  • mutation
  • oddity
  • rarity
  • sport
  • weirdo
  • buffoon
  • computer specialist
  • curiosity
  • dolt
  • dork
  • freak
  • goon
  • guru
  • nerd
  • techie
  • weirdo
  • bagatelle
  • bauble
  • bibelot
  • conversation piece
  • curio
  • curiosity
  • gaud
  • gimcrack
  • item
  • knickknack
  • memento
  • objet d’art
  • souvenir
  • toy
  • trifle
  • trinket
  • whatnot
  • bagatelle
  • bauble
  • bibelot
  • bric-a-brac
  • conversation piece
  • curio
  • curiosity
  • embellishment
  • frill
  • furbelow
  • gadget
  • miniature
  • notion
  • novelty
  • objet d’art
  • ornament
  • plaything
  • souvenir
  • thingamajig
  • toy
  • trifle
  • trinket
  • whatnot
  • whimsy
  • curiosity
  • genius
  • miracle
  • one for the books
  • phenomenon
  • portent
  • prodigy
  • sensation
  • something else
  • stunner
  • whiz

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Collins

1    inquisitiveness, interest, nosiness     (informal)   prying, snooping     (informal)  

2    celebrity, freak, marvel, novelty, oddity, phenomenon, rarity, sight, spectacle, wonder  

3    bibelot, bygone, collector’s item, curio, knick-knack, objet d’art, trinket  

English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus  

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curiosity

     ( curiosities    plural  )

1       n-uncount   Curiosity is a desire to know about something.  
Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else…, To satisfy our own curiosity we traveled to Baltimore.     

2       n-count   A curiosity is something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare.  
There is much to see in the way of castles, curiosities, and museums…     

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  • rarity

    oddity, monstrosity

  • oddity

    peculiarity, aberration

  • curio

    oddity, collected

  • wonder

    oddity, rarity

  • inquisitiveness

    investigate, understand

  • interest

    inquisitiveness, regard

  • peculiarity

    oddity, aberration

  • trinket

    collected, new gimmick

  • marvel

    oddity, wonder

  • nosiness

    investigate, understand

  • freak

    monstrosity, odd item

  • phenomenon

    wonder, rarity

  • prodigy

    wonder, odd item

  • spectacle

    wonder

  • prying

    understand, nosiness

  • anomaly

    aberration, abnormality

  • novelty

    peculiarity, new gimmick

  • bibelot

    collected, odd item

  • regard

    interest, activity

  • concern

    regard, interest

  • bauble

    new gimmick

  • abnormality

    monstrosity, aberration

  • miracle

    wonder

  • eccentricity

    aberration, abnormality

  • oddment

  • curiousness

    investigate

  • sensation

  • aberration

    abnormality

  • conversation piece

    odd item

  • sight

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aberration, abnormality, abortion, anomaly, attention, en.synonym.one, bauble, concern, conversation, curio, eccentricity, engrossment, fad, freak, interest, irregularity, malformation, marvel, meddling, miracle, monster, mutation, novelty, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, en.synonym.one, phenomenon, piece, portent, prodigy, prying, rarity, regard, sensation, singularity, spectacle, trinket, uniqueness, wonder.

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How to use «Curiosity» in context?

Curiosity is one of the most fascinating human traits. It’s at the root of all scientific progress. Without curiosity there would be no Kepler, no Darwin, no Einstein. The power of curiosity is infinite. It can drive us to explore new territory, to question the status quo, and to seek out information that might be otherwise unknown. Curiosity has the potential to change the world. It’s been said that curiosity is the root of all knowledge. And that’s true. Curiosity is the motivator that can lead us to new discoveries, new understandings, and new opportunities.

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.5 / 9 votes

  1. curiositynoun

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness

    Antonyms:
    ignorance

  2. curiositynoun

    Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness

    Antonyms:
    ignorance

  3. curiositynoun

    Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness

    Antonyms:
    ignorance

  4. curiositynoun

    A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.

    He kept the strangely shaped rock as a curiosity.

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness

    Antonyms:
    ignorance

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.2 / 5 votes

  1. curiosity

    Synonyms:
    inquisitiveness, interest, wonder, marvel, interrogativeness, rarity, phenomenon, celebrity, oddity, lion

    Antonyms:
    indifference, heedlessness, disregard, abstraction, absence, weed, drug, dirt, cipher, bagatelle, song

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

  1. curiosity, wondernoun

    a state in which you want to learn more about something

    Synonyms:
    peculiarity, oddment, wonderment, wonder, marvel, curio, oddity, admiration, rarity

  2. curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, raritynoun

    something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting

    Synonyms:
    rarity, tenuity, remainder, wonder, end, distinguishing characteristic, distinctiveness, rareness, curio, oddness, specialty, quirkiness, low density, queerness, oddity, crotchet, specialness, distinctive feature, remnant, peculiarity, oddment, infrequency, quirk, speciality

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  1. Paul Pairet:

    I chose Shanghai because there was already the ingredients. Obviously, the power of Shanghai, the energy of Shanghai… to free up Western cuisine based on curiosity, all these ingredients are very important, especially for the avant-garde.

  2. Clarence Day:

    Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts.

  3. Jeb Bush:

    To get your foreign policy advice from the shows is probably not the best way to be ready to be president, if you have intellectual curiosity as a leader, you can grow into the job. I’m not sure Mr. Trump has much intellectual curiosity.

  4. Tom Segev:

    I don’t expect many Israelis to stream out on to the streets and greet the car of Prince William. He will be treated as some celebrity of course, obviously, maybe some exotic eccentric curiosity.

  5. Ken Shubin Stein:

    Doing so would limit his options going forward and he doesn’t usually give up free options to satisfy the curiosity of the outside world.


Translations for curiosity

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  • فُضُولArabic
  • maraqAzerbaijani
  • куриоз, любознателност, любопитство, рядкостBulgarian
  • zvědavost, kuriozitaCzech
  • nysgerrighedDanish
  • Kuriosität, Neugierde, Neugier, KuriosumGerman
  • περιέργειαGreek
  • curiosidadSpanish
  • uudishimu, kurioosumEstonian
  • jakinminBasque
  • kuriositeetti, uteliaisuusFinnish
  • curiositéFrench
  • סקרנותHebrew
  • kiváncsiságHungarian
  • forvitniIcelandic
  • curiositàItalian
  • 珍奇, 好奇心Japanese
  • ಕುತೂಹಲKannada
  • 호기심, 好奇心Korean
  • tatol, balkêşî, çavzêlkî, tatêl, etir, xemxwerî, hewes, mereqKurdish
  • cūriōsitāsLatin
  • žingeidumas, smalsumasLithuanian
  • ziņkārība, ziņkāreLatvian
  • mokamokai, mōkaikaiMāori
  • љубопитностMacedonian
  • nieuwsgierigheid, curiositeitDutch
  • nysgjerrighetNorwegian
  • ciekawostka, ciekawośćPolish
  • curiosidadePortuguese
  • curiozitateRomanian
  • любознательность, редкость, любопытство, пытливость, курьёз, диковинаRussian
  • знатижеља, znatiželjnost, znatiželja, ljubopitljivost, љубопитност, ljubopitstvo, љубопитљивост, знатижељност, куриозѝте̄т, ljubopitnost, zanìmljivōst, radoznalost, занѝмљиво̄ст, љубопитство, радозналост, kuriozìtētSerbo-Croatian
  • radovednostSlovene
  • nyfikenhet, kuriositetSwedish
  • కుతూహలంTelugu
  • meraklılık, tuhaflık, merak, ucûbeTurkish
  • дивина, рідкість, цікавістьUkrainian
  • تجسسUrdu
  • tò mòVietnamese
  • 好奇心Chinese

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curiosity

noun

Definition of curiositynext

1

as in concern

an eager desire to find out about things that are often none of one’s business

our neighbor’s curiosity about what we were doing last night was really offensive

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

  • concern

  • questioning

  • inquisitiveness

  • interest

  • curiousness

  • nosiness

  • wonderment

  • attentiveness

  • inquiry

  • interrogation

  • interference

  • prying

  • intrusiveness

  • regard

  • officiousness

  • obtrusiveness

  • eavesdropping

  • meddlesomeness

  • rubbernecking


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • indifference

  • disregard

  • incuriosity

  • apathy

  • unconcern

  • incuriousness

  • disinterestedness

  • indifference

  • disregard

  • incuriosity

  • apathy

  • unconcern

  • incuriousness

  • disinterestedness

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2

as in rarity

something strange or unusual that is an object of interest

the museum’s curiosities include items constructed entirely out of toothpicks

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • rarity

  • wonder

  • exotic

  • curio

  • objet

  • oddity

  • marvel

  • virtu

  • monster

  • mutant

  • mutation

  • abnormality

  • objet d’art

  • prodigy

  • oddment

  • found object

  • anomaly

  • curiosa

  • ephemera

  • freak

  • vertu

  • rare bird

  • rara avis

  • objet trouvé

  • malformation

  • monstrosity

3

as in ornamental

a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest

an assortment of curiosities from around the world that the family picked up during various vacations

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ornamental

  • novelty

  • ornament

  • souvenir

  • gaud

  • curio

  • geegaw

  • knickknack

  • nicknack

  • collectable

  • gewgaw

  • trinket

  • bauble

  • bibelot

  • collectible

  • tchotchke

  • gimcrack

  • kickshaw

  • vertu

  • doodad

  • trumpery

  • objet

  • virtu

  • trifle

  • gimcrackery

  • figurine

  • conversation piece

  • bagatelle

  • memento

  • trinketry

  • bricabrac

  • keepsake

  • bijouterie

  • objet d’art

  • collector’s item

4

as in trick

an odd or peculiar habit

Charles Dickens typically endowed his characters with an array of endearing curiosities

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • trick

  • trait

  • eccentricity

  • mannerism

  • characteristic

  • quirk

  • idiosyncrasy

  • habit

  • peculiarity

  • singularity

  • oddity

  • individualism

  • twist

  • kink

  • tic

  • quip

  • erraticism

  • attitude

  • attribute

  • quiddity

  • affectation

  • practice

  • personality

  • tendency

  • character

  • crotchet

  • weirdness

  • practise

  • addiction

  • property

  • pattern

  • inclination

  • way

  • predilection

  • perversion

  • airs

  • neuroticism

  • humor

  • predisposition

  • custom

  • proclivity

  • abnormality

  • penchant

  • propensity

  • temperament

  • individuality

  • identity

  • disposition

  • genius

  • partiality

  • wont

  • nature

  • bent

  • mark

  • turn

  • leaning


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • conformity

  • sameness

  • conformity

  • sameness

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