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# curiosity

«curiosity» in Mova's school dictionary: **A strong wish to know or learn about something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (curiosity, curiosities)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A strong wish to know or learn about something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/#m1)

2) A strange or rare object that people find interesting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/#m2)

3) Curiosity is also the name of a NASA rover exploring Mars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science and school, curiosity is what makes people ask questions and investigate; it is praised. In safety, curiosity must be careful: don't touch unknown things, medicines or wild animals. In stories, curiosity often leads a character into an adventure. Phrases: «out of curiosity», «full of curiosity», «curiosity killed the cat».

### examples

- Out of curiosity, how old is your dog? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/#x1)
- Scientists are driven by curiosity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/#x2)
- The kitten's curiosity led it into the cupboard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/#x3)
- Her curiosity about the stars made her want to be an astronaut. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/#x4)
- The museum is full of curiosities from long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/#x5)
- Curiosity is good, but never open bottles you don't know. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/#x6)
- The Curiosity rover sends photos from Mars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/#x7)
- Curiosity made him put his eye to the keyhole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/#x8)

### note

Mostly uncountable (the feeling); countable for strange objects: curiosities. Spelling: «curious» but «curiosity» (no «u» after «o»). «Curiosity killed the cat» warns that being nosy can get you into trouble.

### In the corpora

- [Burning with curiosity, Alice dashes after him and jumps down a rabbit-hole without once thinking how she will get out again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole/2/)
- [Curiosity is good, but trying adult tools or machines alone causes many injuries to children.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/19/)
- [Classmates from different cultures or religions deserve curiosity and respect.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/103-screens-fairness-and-differences/13/)
- [Curiosity helps you learn: ask questions and look things up in books or with an adult.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/293-being-kind-to-yourself-money-screens-and-fair-play/10/)
- [Memes and comedy can spark curiosity, but you need to know the real story to understand the joke.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/13-memes-clips-and-jokes-about-politicians/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «curiosity» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curiosity/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.