curiosity

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A strong desire to know or learn something; an eagerness to explore or discover.

• Her curiosity about space led her to become an astronomer.
• The children watched the experiment with curiosity.
• I couldn't resist opening the box out of curiosity.
• The professor encouraged intellectual curiosity among graduate students by assigning open-ended research questions rather than prescriptive problem sets.
• Scientific curiosity drives pharmaceutical researchers to investigate molecular mechanisms underlying rare genetic disorders.
• Museum curators design exhibits that stimulate public curiosity about historical events and their contemporary relevance.

Eş anlamlılar: inquisitiveness, interest, eagerness, wonder

Zıt anlamlılar: indifference, apathy, disinterest, unconcern

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An unusual or interesting object or fact; something rare or novel.

• The museum displayed curiosities from around the world.
• That old clock is quite a curiosity.
• The shop sells antiques and curiosities.

Eş anlamlılar: oddity, rarity, novelty, peculiarity

Zıt anlamlılar: normality, commonplace, ordinary