curiosité

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsitās. Synchronically analysable as curieux +‎ -ité.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky.ʁjo.zi.te/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

curiosité f (plural curiosités)

1. (uncountable) curiosity
2. (countable) oddity, curious fact

Derived terms

• cabinet de curiosités
• la curiosité est un vilain défaut

 

Further reading

• “curiosité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.