curiousness
noun
- inquisitiveness (curiosity)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkjʊəɹi.əsnəs/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English curious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English curiousness From curious + -ness.
- Curiosity; inquisitiveness.
- The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance.
- Care; carefulness; pains.
“[M]y father's care / With curiousness and cost, did train me up / In all those liberal qualities that commend / A gentleman: […]”
- The product or result of being curious.