| NOUN | cognition | curiosity, wonder | a state in which you want to learn more about something |
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| artifact | curiosity, curio, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting |
| Sounds | kyuh.riyaa'sahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | A state in which you want to learn more about something. | |
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| Synonym | wonder | |
| Narrower | curiousness, inquisitiveness | A state of active curiosity |
| desire to know, lust for learning, thirst for knowledge | curiosity that motivates investigation and study | |
| interest, involvement | A sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something | |
| Broader | cognitive state, state of mind | The state of a person's cognitive processes |
| Spanish | curiosidad | |
| Catalan | curiositat | |
| Adjectives | curious | eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) |
| Meaning | Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting. | |
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| Synonyms | curio, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity | |
| Narrower | bric-a-brac, knickknack, nicknack, knickknackery, whatnot | Miscellaneous curios |
| collectible, collectable | things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) | |
| collector's item, showpiece, piece de resistance | The outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection | |
| Broader | object, physical object | A tangible and visible entity |
| Spanish | curiosidad, peculiaridad, rareza, singularidad | |
| Catalan | curiositat, peculiaritat, raresa, singularitat | |
| Adjectives | curious | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected |
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