Associations to the word «Curiosity»

Wiktionary

CURIOSITY, noun. (obsolete) Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building. [16th-19th c.]
CURIOSITY, noun. (uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.]
CURIOSITY, noun. A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest. [from 17th c.]

Dictionary definition

CURIOSITY, noun. A state in which you want to learn more about something.
CURIOSITY, noun. Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley