Definitions for: Curiousness


[n] the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner"
[n] a state of active curiosity



Webster (1913) Definition: Cu"ri*ous*ness, n.
1. Carefulness; painstaking. [Obs.]

My father's care With curiousness and cost did train
me up. -- Massinger.

2. The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship;
ingenuity of contrivance.

3. Inquisitiveness; curiosity.

Synonyms: foreignness, inquisitiveness, strangeness

Antonyms: nativeness

See Also: alienage, alienism, curiosity, exoticism, exoticness, exotism, nosiness, prying, quality, snoopiness, wonder

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