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curiosity
Synonyms and Antonyms of curiosity
- our neighborʼs curiosity about what we were doing last night was really offensive
- the museumʼs curiosities include items constructed entirely out of toothpicks
- an assortment of curiosities from around the world that the family picked up during various vacations
bijouterie, bric-a-brac, gimcrackery, trinketry, trumpery, virtu (or vertu)
figurine, objet dʼart (also objet), ornament
- Charles Dickens typically endowed his characters with an array of endearing curiosities
attribute, characteristic, mark, property, trait
custom, habit, pattern, practice (also practise), way, wont
abnormality, neuroticism, perversion, weirdness
disposition, genius, leaning, partiality
bent, inclination, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn
attitude, character, humor, identity, individuality, nature, personality, temperament
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