noun /ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪti/
a) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
wee built a homely thing like a barne, set upon Cratchets, covered with rafts, sedge, and earth, so also was the walls; the best of our houses of the like curiosity, but the most part farre much worse workmanship [...].
"Certainly there is nothing wrong with Alvins intelligence, but many of the things that should concern him seem to be a matter of complete indifference. On the other hand, he shows a morbid curiosity regarding subjects which we do not generally discuss."
See Also: curious
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