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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke