curiosity
Itch to know
Curiosity is the desire to know or learn something.
It drives exploration and discovery: Her curiosity about the natural world led her to biology.
A curiosity is also an unusual or rare object that attracts interest: The shop was full of curiosities from around the world.
To satisfy one's curiosity is to find the answer to something that has been nagging at you.
Amazement or curiosity
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
intrigue · enchantment · surprise · eagerness · keenness · enthusiasm · captivation · marvel
Seeking answers through inquiry
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- inquisitivenessEager desire to learn
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
scrutiny · research · interrogation · query · detective · sleuthing · fact-finding · delving
Understood facts and skills
- discoveryAct of finding something
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- educationSystematic development of mind
- studyDeliberate learning effort
exploration · insight · enlightenment · scholarship · comprehension · research · analysis · wisdom
Eager to learn more
- open-mindedReceptive to different ideas
- inquiringSeeking information actively
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- explorativeInclined to search thoroughly
eager · keen · insatiable · imaginative · perceptive · analytical · thoughtful · reflective
Traveling through unknown regions
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- eurekaDiscovery triumph cry
serendipity · uncovering · find · insight · unveiling · realization · awakening · illumination
Something hard to fathom
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- unknownNot yet discovered
- secretConcealed information
intrigue · conundrum · phenomenon · unexplained · strange · peculiar · oddity · anomaly
Object worth amassing
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- relicPreserved ancient object
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- trinketSmall worthless ornament
oddity · novelty · specimen · keepsake · objet · souvenir · cabinet · collection
Small furry housepet
- killedCaused to die
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- warningAlert about danger
risk · danger · consequence · adage · saying
wonder
Amazement or curiosity
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
astonishment · intrigue · enchantment · surprise · eagerness · keenness · enthusiasm · captivation · marvel · interest
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- inquisitivenessEager desire to learn
examination · scrutiny · research · interrogation · query · detective · sleuthing · fact-finding · delving · cross-examination
knowledge
Understood facts and skills
- discoveryAct of finding something
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- educationSystematic development of mind
study · exploration · insight · enlightenment · scholarship · comprehension · research · analysis · wisdom · cognition
inquisitive
Eager to learn more
- open-mindedReceptive to different ideas
- inquiringSeeking information actively
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
explorative · eager · keen · insatiable · imaginative · perceptive · analytical · thoughtful · reflective · observant
exploration
Traveling through unknown regions
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- epiphanySudden profound insight
eureka · serendipity · uncovering · find · insight · unveiling · realization · awakening · illumination · unearthing
enigma
Something hard to fathom
secret · intrigue · conundrum · phenomenon · unexplained · strange · peculiar · oddity · anomaly · question
collectible
Object worth amassing
trinket · oddity · novelty · specimen · keepsake · objet · souvenir · cabinet · collection · bric-a-brac
cat
Small furry housepet
- killedCaused to die
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- interestinterest rate, compound interest, simple interest, accrued interest, fascination
- feelingsemotion, feeling, pleasure, joy, anger
- questionsquestion, inquiry, questions, query, interrogatives
- toddlerstoddler, three-year-old, toddlerhood, terrible twos, first steps
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
curiosityindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · disinterest · incuriosity · unconcern · incuriousness
curiosityincuriosity
Absence of inquisitiveness
conformity · conventionality · orthodoxy · closed-mindedness · dogmatism
curiosityheedlessness
Failure to notice danger
inattention · disregard · obliviousness · neglect · unawareness
- morbid curiosityInterest in disturbing things
- intellectual curiosityDesire to learn and understand
- curiosity gap
- curiosity shop
- curiosity killed catWarning against excessive inquiry
- scientific curiosityUrge to explore systematically