as in curiosity
an eager desire to find out about things that are often none of one's business
your annoying nosiness isn't going to win you any friends
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Recent Examples of nosiness
Our social voyeurism may have deep evolutionary roots The human fascination with watching others—whether through reality TV, Instagram stories or overheard drama—is often dismissed as nosiness.
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Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2025
Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosiness
Noun
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And curiosity to see impact of no Tyreek Hill, out for year with wrecked knee just days after Panthers lost Barkov for season.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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There he was flabbergasted to discover video footage of a woman wearing a dark Balenciaga sack dress on the streets of Paris in the ’50s, encountering curiosity and visible scorn.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Phillies entered the ninth trailing 4-1 and quickly reminded the Dodgers why their bullpen concerns are so loud.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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On the heels of Karen’s sentencing, the women gather at Gizelle’s house to commiserate, and spend the whole scene dancing between concern, empathy, and absurdity.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sincerity and inquisitiveness are Bear’s style of flirtation.—
AJ Mason,
Them.,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Nosiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosiness. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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