curiousness

English

Etymology

From curious +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkjʊəɹi.əsnəs/

Noun

curiousness (usually uncountable, plural curiousnesses)

(uncountable)
1. Curiosity; inquisitiveness.
2. (dated) The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance.
3. (obsolete) Care; carefulness; pains.
  - 1624 November 3 (first performance), Philip Massinger, “The Parliament of Love”, in W[illiam] Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, […], volume II, London: […] G[eorge] and W[illiam] Nicol; […] by W[illiam] Bulmer and Co. […], published 1805, →OCLC, Act V, scene i, page 309:
    [M]y father's care / With curiousness and cost, did train me up / In all those liberal qualities that commend / A gentleman: […]
(countable) The product or result of being curious.

Synonyms

curiosity

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