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
Or plain nosiness, which is also rampant.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
One curious dog has left people in stitches after he was caught on camera letting his nosiness get the better of him, with the ensuing video going viral.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2025
Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
One curious dog has left people in stitches after he was caught on camera letting his nosiness get the better of him, with the ensuing video going viral.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosiness
Noun
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By empowering her girls to tap into their innate curiosity, Harris is also encouraging them to trust themselves.—
Maressa Brown,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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Parents can mention traits like creativity, curiosity, humor, thoughtfulness or bravery and ask which ones feel true to them.—
Reem Raouda,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Activists have not communicated with police or city officials about the sirens, raising some concerns about how the devices are being used, how to inform residents about what the sounds from the sirens mean, and the possibility that the noise could become a nuisance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The New York investigation comes less than a week after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services halted Medicaid payments to Minnesota over fraud concerns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This mix of inquisitiveness and exactitude is probably what sets Coyne apart from all the other overconfident music influencers on TikTok supplanting traditional forms of music journalism.—
Chris Richards,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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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 10 Mar. 2026.
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