CURIOUSNESS
foreignness, strangeness, curiousness
(noun) the quality of being alien or not native; “the strangeness of a foreigner”
curiousness, inquisitiveness
(noun) a state of active curiosity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
curiousness (usually uncountable, plural curiousnesses)
inquisitiveness; curiosity
(obsolete) care; carefulness; pains
(dated) The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance.
(countable) The result or product of being curious.
Synonyms
• curiosity
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition