curiosity
/ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/ nom B1En français : curiosité
- Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
- A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest. · He put the strangely shaped rock in his curiosity cabinet.
Pluriel curiosities
Dans la bibliothèque
The former had flushed up to the roots of his flaxen hair, while the other’s beady eyes glistened with curiosity and resentment.
So he painted my right eye, and as soon as it was finished I found myself looking at him and at everything around me with a great deal of curiosity, for this was my first glimpse of the world.
At the same instant his ear caught a sort of indistinct sound on the stairs, followed by the measured tread of soldiery, with the clanking of swords and military accoutrements; then came a hum and buzz as of many voices, so as to deaden even the noisy mirth of the bridal party, among whom a vague feeling of curiosity and apprehension quelled every disposition to talk, and almost instantaneously the most deathlike stillness prevailed.
Gregson and Lestrade had watched the manœuvres of their amateur companion with considerable curiosity and some contempt.
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