curiosity

Definition for curiosity

noun as in desire to learn or know about anything

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eagerness, interestedness, intrusiveness, investigation, meddlesomeness, meddling, nosiness, officiousness, prying, questioning, snoopiness

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inquiring mind, inquiringness, mental acquisitiveness, searching, snooping, thirst for knowledge

noun as in a rare or novel thing

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curio, novelty, rarity

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knickknack, objet d'art, trinket

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bibelot, conversation piece, exoticism, marvel, oddity, one of a kind, peculiar object, rara avis, rare bird, singular object, unusual object, wonder

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The experts recall with amazement and appreciation the level of curiosity and celebrity Thurgood commanded in courtrooms across the Jim Crow South, charming even the bigoted lawyers and judges whose unjust rulings he challenged.

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Former President Bill Clinton referenced Epstein's "childlike curiosity" and his desire to "make a difference".

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That curiosity, he believes, was what West picked up on.

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That curiosity is part of my socialization, and it will likely be with me for the rest of my life.

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The author wrote about Epstein's "childlike curiosity" and a "drive to make a difference".

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