inquisitiveness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English inquisitive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inquisitiveness From inquisitive + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The quality of being inquisitive; curiosity.
Synonyms
Translations (6)
fi tiedonhaluisuus (the quality of being inquisitive; curiosity — see also curiosity) · de Neugier (the quality of being inquisitive; curiosity — see also curiosity) · fr curiosité (the quality of being inquisitive; curiosity — see also curiosity) · hi जिज्ञासा (the quality of being inquisitive; curiosity — see also curiosity) · ro curiozitate (the quality of being inquisitive; curiosity — see also curiosity) · de Neugierde (the quality of being inquisitive; curiosity — see also curiosity)