1. inquisitiveness, desire to know and understand anything; unusual object, rare object. curiosity\cu`ri*os"i*ty\ (kū`r&ibreve;*&obreve;s"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), n.; pl. curiosities (-t&ibreve;z). [oe. curiouste, curiosite, of. curioseté, curiosité, f. curiosité, fr. l. curiositas, fr. curiosus. see:
curious, and cf. curio.].
2. the state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration. [obs.] when thou wast in thy gilt and thy perfume, they mocked thee for too much curiosity. a screen accurately cut in tapiary work with great curiosity.
3. disposition to inquire, investigate, or seek after knowledge; a desire to gratify the mind with new information or objects of interest; inquisitiveness.
4. that which is curious, or fitted to excite or reward attention. we took a ramble together to see:
the curiosities of this great town. there hath been practiced also a curiosity, to set a tree upon the north side of a wall, and, at a little hieght, to draw it through the wall, etc.curiosity n.
5. a state in which you want to learn more about something [syn: wonder].
6. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: curio, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity].
7. The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration.
8. Disposition to inquire, investigate, or seek after knowledge; a desire to gratify the mind with new information or objects of interest; inquisitiveness.
9. That which is curious, or fitted to excite or reward attention. a state in which you want to learn more about something.
10. 1. Curiosity is a desire to know about something. Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else To satisfy our own curiosity we traveled to Baltimore.
11. A curiosity is something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare. There is much to see:
in the way of castles, curiosities, and museums.
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