curiosity

[ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti]

Definition:
1. A state in which you want to learn more about something.
2. Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting.

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Use 'curiosity' in a sentence:

• 1. That said, curiosity does have a genetic component.
• 2. Mr. Roach was not without curiosity.
• 3. Alice had been looking over his shoulder with some curiosity.
• 4. But he was bursting with curiosity, and one day he just couldn't contain himself. 'What are you going to do?' he asked.
• 5. The Mole wriggled with curiosity.
• 6. Psychologists also agree curiosity is intrinsically motivated.
• 7. I was bursting with curiosity.
• 8. They are only limited by their curiosity and ambition.
• 9. His emotions swung between fear and curiosity.
• 10. Why didn't you have the curiosity to go to the casino yourself?
• 11. The scandal stories satisfy people's curiosity for a few hours.
• 12. He yielded to curiosity.
• 13. Reed International is a curiosity in the international world of publishing.
• 14. This astonished Tom, and also fired his curiosity to fever heat.
• 15. Curiosity often comes with a cost.
• 16. We gratified our friend's curiosity.
• 17. Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else.
• 18. He asked the question out of curiosity.
• 19. While I was exploring my curiosity, my disease got worse.
• 20. The paintings have no intrinsic value except as curiosities.
• 21. Sophie's curiosity was aroused by the mysterious phone call.
• 22. To satisfy our own curiosity we traveled to Baltimore.
• 23. This old map is quite a curiosity.
• 24. I asked out of curiosity.
• 25. I feel a stirring of curiosity.
• 26. Interesting people are always full of curiosity.
• 27. Their curiosity piqued, they stopped writing.
• 28. Please gratify my curiosity and tell me what it is.
• 29. I was pricked by the needle of curiosity.
• 30. If parents don't answer children's questions, their natural curiosity will be squashed.
• 31. His energy, warmth, and curiosity envelop you like a blanket.
• 32. There was much curiosity about what manner of man he was.
• 33. There is much to see in the way of castles, curiosities, and museums.
• 34. He was seized by curiosity.
• 35. The museum is full of historical curiosities.
• 36. I admired my father, and his work filled me with awe and curiosity.
• 37. They are there only to satisfy their ghoulish curiosity.
• 38. His answer did not satisfy my curiosity at all.
• 39. It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone.
• 40. Unhealthy curiosity is possible to resist.
• 41. His reluctance to answer her questions simply fanned her curiosity.
• 42. 'All right, I've been reading it. So what?' — 'Curiosity killed the cat, that's what.'
• 43. Children show curiosity about everything.
• 44. She also stimulated his curiosity and opened his mind to other cultures.
• 45. Naturally these comings and goings excited some curiosity.
• 46. There was an air of expectation and great curiosity.
• 47. The child showed a healthy curiosity.