NOUN | cognition | curiousness, inquisitiveness | a state of active curiosity |
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attribute | curiousness, foreignness, strangeness | the quality of being alien or not native |
Meaning | A state of active curiosity. | |
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Synonym | inquisitiveness | |
Narrower | nosiness, prying, snoopiness | offensive inquisitiveness |
Broader | curiosity, wonder | A state in which you want to learn more about something |
Spanish | curiosidad | |
Adjectives | curious | eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) |
Meaning | The quality of being alien or not native. | |
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Synonyms | foreignness, strangeness | |
Attributes | foreign, strange | relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world |
Narrower | alienage, alienism | The quality of being alien |
exoticism, exoticness, exotism | The quality of being exotic | |
Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
Opposite | nativeness | The quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin |
Spanish | extrañeza, rareza | |
Catalan | estranyesa, raresa | |
Adjectives | curious | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected |
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