curiousness

English

Etymology

From curious +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

curiousness (usually uncountable, plural curiousnesses)

1. (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: […]

2. (countable) The product or result of being curious.

Synonyms

• curiosity