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



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