curiosity
/ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/ noun B1- 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.
Plural curiosities
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He had been looking at Alice for some time with great curiosity, and this was his first speech.
Alice had been looking over his shoulder with some curiosity.
“Who _are_ you talking to?” said the King, going up to Alice, and looking at the Cat’s head with great curiosity.
“And what are they made of?” Alice asked in a tone of great curiosity.
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