CURIOUSNESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

curiousness

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an eager desire to find out about things that are often none of one's business children have a natural curiousness about where babies come from

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And though Sonnenshine aged them a bit to allow for more complex storylines, Laura (Alice Halsey) is all curiosity and mischief compared to Mary’s (Hughes) more studious rule-following.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Both are beginner-friendly and simply require a little curiosity to get started.

— Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

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