curiousness

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkjʊəɹi.əsnəs/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Curiosity; inquisitiveness. uncountable,usually
  2. The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance. dated,uncountable,usually
  3. Care; carefulness; pains. obsolete,uncountable,usually
    — [M]y father's care / With curiousness and cost, did train me up / In all those liberal qualities that commend / A gentleman: […]
  4. The product or result of being curious. countable,usually

词形变化

curiousnesses plural

词汇关系

近义词
curiosity

词源

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.
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