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
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.
• 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
2 March 2025
(verb) be about; “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”; “Who is this man that is hanging around the department?”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
