- Why is it spelled curiosity instead of curiousity?
As far as English is concerned, the root of curiosity is curiosity It was not formed from curious The real question here is where the latter got its second u from The French original did not have it (Edit: and the answer to that, of course, is rather boring: by analogy with all the other -ous words Dangerous, numerous, devious, perilous, dubious, serious, oblivious, murderous, hilarious
- etymology - Why curiosity and not cury? - English Language Usage . . .
I've been looking at the adjectives quot;curious quot; and quot;furious quot;, and have been wondering why their noun counterparts are so different According to etymonline, the origins of these
- Which preposition follows curiosity? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Which preposition follows the word curiosity? Ex To explore their curiosity (for about with) science?
- Word for the satisfaction of curiosity - English Language Usage Stack . . .
1 I would like to call "satisfaction of curiosity" as knowledge (or knowing) if we really want to go with a single word Because you know something when you satisfy your curiosity curiosity: A desire to know or learn Though, there isn't a single word for satisfaction that is only associated with curiosity
- What is the meaning of out of curiosity [closed]
What is the meaning of "out of curiosity"? Could it mean out of ideas? Or maybe it means he is curious? How should I know what he means?
- single word requests - A term for professional curiosity - English . . .
I am looking for a term that describes a specific type of curiosity, within the context of one's "profession", or "area of expertise" In other words, a level of curiosity that is eg felt by medi
- Curiosity and curiousness - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Synonyms of curiousness: curiosity, inquisitiveness, nosiness This is inadequate, and doesn't bring out the degree of overlap between 'curiousness' and 'curiosity'
- Is the term morbid curiosity generally negative or positive?
In my experience, someone who asks things out of " morbid curiosity " generally seems to do so for the "sake of fulfilling their curiosity" with no other motivation beyond boredom, a random thought (lol ADHD), and so on However looking it up, the term seems to refer with an obsession with morbid topics, or anything generally negative, about death and disease, etc That said, if I say that I
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