curiousness
Drive to know
Curiousness is the quality of being curious—either the state of wanting to know something or the quality of being strange or unusual.
The word is uncommon; curiosity handles the first sense better, and oddness or strangeness typically replace the second: The curiousness of the situation struck her only later.
Seeking answers through inquiry
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- inquiringSeeking information actively
- wonderingFeeling curiosity about something
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
eagerness · nosiness · prying · snooping · meddling · intrusiveness · busybody · nosy
Act of finding something
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- inquiryRequest for information
- searchingLooking to find
examining · seeking · uncovering · finding · detecting · fact-finding · inspection · analysis
Intense absorbed interest
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
intrigue · captivation · enchantment · bewilderment · spellbound · enthrallment · rapt · absorbed
Something hard to fathom
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- unknownNot yet discovered
- secretsConcealed information
intrigue · mystique · perplexity · conundrum · cryptic · arcane · inscrutable · veiled
Something unusual or unexpected
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- quirkinessUnusual or unexpected trait
- unusualnessState of being atypical
weirdness · bizarreness · singularity · anomaly · aberration · idiosyncrasy · unconventionality · outlandishness
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- inquiringSeeking information actively
- wonderingFeeling curiosity about something
interest · eagerness · nosiness · prying · snooping · meddling · intrusiveness · busybody · nosy · inquisitive
discovery
Act of finding something
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- inquiryRequest for information
searching · examining · seeking · uncovering · finding · detecting · fact-finding · inspection · analysis · scrutiny
fascination
Intense absorbed interest
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
astonishment · intrigue · captivation · enchantment · bewilderment · spellbound · enthrallment · rapt · absorbed · engrossed
enigma
Something hard to fathom
secrets · intrigue · mystique · perplexity · conundrum · cryptic · arcane · inscrutable · veiled · obscurity
oddity
Something unusual or unexpected
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- quirkinessUnusual or unexpected trait
unusualness · weirdness · bizarreness · singularity · anomaly · aberration · idiosyncrasy · unconventionality · outlandishness · freakishness
curiousnessincuriosity
Absence of inquisitiveness
incuriousness · indifference · disinterest · apathy · unconcern
curiousnessordinariness
State of being unremarkable
normalcy · conventionality · commonness · typicality · usualness
curiousnessindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · unconcern · disregard · detachment · aloofness
curious, curiosity, curio, curiously, incurious, uncurious, incuriosity