English dictionary
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English noun: curiosity | |||
| 1. | curiosity (cognition) a state in which you want to learn more about something | ||
| Synonyms | wonder | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive state, state of mind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | curiousness, desire to know, inquisitiveness, interest, involvement, lust for learning, thirst for knowledge | ||
| 2. | curiosity (artifact) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | ||
| Synonyms | curio, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bric-a-brac, collectable, collectible, collector's item, knickknack, knickknackery, nicknack, piece de resistance, showpiece, whatnot | ||
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