curiosity
gb/kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti/ us/kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2000
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
B1
state
1
desire to know or learn
The feeling of wanting to know more about something.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone]'s curiosity about [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'curiosity' with 'curiousness'. While both are correct, 'curiosity' is far more common in everyday English.
పర్యాయపదాలు
inquisitiveness (Slightly more formal and suggests an active tendency to ask questions.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
indifference (Lack of interest or concern about something.)
పదకలయికలు
natural curiosity
|spark curiosity
|arouse curiosity
|satisfy curiosity
|out of curiosity
విషయాలు
emotions
|learning
|psychology
|education
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Her curiosity about other cultures led her to travel the world.
- The strange noise in the attic sparked his curiosity.
- Out of curiosity, she opened the old box.
- Children's natural curiosity helps them learn quickly.
- His curiosity about science inspired him to become a researcher.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I have a curiosity about animals.
- His curiosity made him open the door.
- She asked the question out of curiosity.
- Curiosity can help you learn new things.
నామవాచకం
B2
entity
2
unusual or interesting thing
Something strange or rare that makes people interested.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a curiosity from [place/time]
పర్యాయపదాలు
novelty (Focuses more on newness rather than rarity or peculiarity.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
commonplace (Something ordinary and not unusual.)
పదకలయికలు
historical curiosity
|odd curiosity
|tourist curiosity
విషయాలు
culture
|travel
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The museum displayed curiosities from ancient Egypt.
- This old coin is a real curiosity.
- He collected curiosities from his travels abroad.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- This shell is a curiosity from the beach.
- We saw many curiosities in the market.
- That old photo is a curiosity.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
curiosity
IPA
GB/kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti/
US/kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
curi - os - ity (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ity)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: curiosity
- Plural: curiosities, curiosity
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
out of curiosity
1/ˈaʊt əv kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti/
fixed phrase
because you want to know
Used when you do something only because you want to know the answer or result.
ఉదాహరణలు
- I only asked out of curiosity.
- Out of curiosity, what time does the train leave?
curiosity killed the cat
1/kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti kˈɪld ðə kˈæt/
idiom
informal
warning against being too curious
Used to warn someone that asking too many questions or being too interested could cause problems.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Don't ask too many questions—curiosity killed the cat.
- Be careful asking about his past—curiosity killed the cat.
- He kept digging into their private affairs, but curiosity killed the cat.
- I know you want to look, but remember, curiosity killed the cat.