curiosity

Plural

curiosities

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

   • They learn that reading, besides being something one does at school, is also something one can do on one's own, for fun, to satisfy curiosity, or even to "expand one's horizons.”

2. 2.A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.

   • He put the strangely shaped rock in his curiosity cabinet.
   • The loss of his tye-periwig and laced hat, which were curiosities of the kind, did not at all contribute to the improvement of the picture […].

Overall

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

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General reading & writing

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Academic

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Literature

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Synonyms

• wonder