"curiousness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkjʊəɹi.əsnəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: curiousnesses [plural]
Etymology: From curious + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|curious|ness}} curious + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} curiousness (usually uncountable, plural curiousnesses)
  1. (uncountable)
    Curiosity; inquisitiveness.
    Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-curiousness-en-noun-ql3gp1eA
  2. (uncountable)
    (dated) The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance.
    Tags: dated, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-curiousness-en-noun-ODBMIJPD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 42 28 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 23 44 27 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 44 28 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 48 27 2
  3. (uncountable)
    (obsolete) Care; carefulness; pains.
    Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-curiousness-en-noun-KmI1zQZm
  4. (countable) The product or result of being curious. Tags: countable, usually
    Sense id: en-curiousness-en-noun-jkH~j~1K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: curiosity

Inflected forms

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