noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
excite curiosity
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Rumours of hidden treasure excited our curiosity.
idle curiosity
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It was only from idle curiosity that she went into the barn.
morbid fascination/curiosity
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a morbid fascination with instruments of torture
satisfy sb's curiosity (= let someone know something they want to know )
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I had to read the letter, just to satisfy my curiosity.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
idle
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Jess shivered, looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idle curiosity .
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It was only from idle curiosity that she went into Nannie's room.
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It's not just idle curiosity .
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And he asked me a lot of very pertinent questions which seemed to me more than idle curiosity .
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As we leave, I glance around to see if anyone shows more than idle curiosity .
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Perhaps it was nothing more than idle curiosity .
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It should be remembered that it is not idle curiosity that prompts them.
intellectual
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Finally, she lists the intellectual pursuit model, which is self-directed and self-motivated by intellectual curiosity .
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It is rich in intellectual curiosity and academic and cultural diversity.
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Where were the important elements: inventiveness, initiative, adaptability, intellectual curiosity , sensitivity, confidence, determination?
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This was a matter of both intellectual curiosity and national security.
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A shy, self-effacing man, Williams was self-taught, and showed an independent and determined intellectual curiosity .
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There is far more high-mindedness, racial tolerance and intellectual curiosity than you might expect.
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These investigations of the sun's luminosity are not just intellectual curiosity .
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Chimp behavior holds insights into teaching humans self-esteem, intellectual curiosity and the ability to get along with others, she says.
morbid
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Ken particularly used to enjoy the murder trials - not for any morbid curiosity , but for the drama unfolding.
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Cairns and co focus on the oddities of human nature with a certain morbid curiosity .
natural
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He also collected natural history curiosities and plants before the appointment ended with the Duke's death.
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Then, too, repeated visits to cultural monuments doubtless palled in time, natural curiosity withered by sheer surfeit.
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Their natural curiosity and concretization of ideas will often give them a certainty of their own that makes much more sense.
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There was nothing doubtful about Mrs Whosis downstairs, except her natural curiosity .
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Although a proud and intransigent woman, she had a natural curiosity about the world.
scientific
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It is useless for me to point out that scientific curiosity by itself is as irresponsible as the curiosity of a child.
■ NOUN
value
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They have a certain curiosity value , I suppose, but no merit otherwise.
■ VERB
arouse
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Adam's next problem was how to obtain a translation of the document and Goering's letter without arousing unnecessary curiosity .
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As geology has become the focus of more attention, it has aroused the curiosity of young people about nature in general.
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The theme today aroused my curiosity: a Celebration of Ulrike Meinhof.
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For him the sight is also shocking, but arouses a prurient curiosity .
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The genus was sufficiently unlike other bacteria to arouse curiosity .
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David Thomson's vivid account of these goings-on, in Woodbrook, had aroused my curiosity .
piqued
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Then he told me something that piqued my curiosity .
satisfy
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If this is true, it seems an expensive way of satisfying one's curiosity .
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Some came to seek the new power, some to chuckle, others to satisfy their curiosity .
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Foucard had once gone to that door, thrown it wide, given the room an all-embracing glance, satisfied his curiosity .
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You still haven't satisfied my curiosity .
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We too need to read the Bible in our hearts, rather than simply to discover facts or satisfy our curiosity .
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If you want to satisfy your curiosity about Bob's girlfriend, you ring him yourself.
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At least he had satisfied his curiosity .
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This seemed to satisfy the boy's curiosity .
show
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The other two showed no curiosity in the matter.
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As we leave, I glance around to see if anyone shows more than idle curiosity .
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For a time he showed a certain curiosity about Liszt and something of the same kind about Wagner.
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Children show curiosity about everything and their own bodies, or those of others, fall naturally within their area of exploration.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be eaten up with/by jealousy/anger/curiosity etc
pique your interest/curiosity
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The tour of the hospital piqued her interest in studying medicine.
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But organization is not the arena that piques my interest most.
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But something innkeeper Darlene Elders said over breakfast piqued their interest.
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But three recent cases are piquing our interest, and analysts say they may signal new and more venal form of corruption.
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Then he told me something that piqued my curiosity.
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What we want to do first, though, is to pique your interest by sharing some of the accomplishments.
shock/curiosity/novelty etc value
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And I think it actually has more shock value than the first one.
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Anything that is done for shock value has no future because it's done for the moment.
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Apart from the novelty value of this, there is the advantage of speed of execution.
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The company opened a string of themed stores that have lost their novelty value .
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They have a certain curiosity value , I suppose, but no merit otherwise.
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This improvement in health could possibly be attributed to the novelty value of having a new puppy or kitten in the house.
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This version by Northern Stage rather downplays the shock value of that final betrayal, which is certainly a flaw.
spark sb's interest/hope/curiosity etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Events like these excite a child's natural curiosity .
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Olly was bursting with curiosity about the new house.
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The emperor's visit was treated as a curiosity rather than a political event.
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To satisfy vistors' curiosity , park officials have prepared maps on which the historical sites are clearly marked.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Adam's next problem was how to obtain a translation of the document and Goering's letter without arousing unnecessary curiosity .
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His curiosity and detailed pursuits with paint and drawing materials continued throughout his life as a vital source of exploration and communication.
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It is a dialogue that begins with curiosity and is fueled by knowledge, leading to understanding.
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Some came to seek the new power, some to chuckle, others to satisfy their curiosity .
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The kids had never come right out and admitted their curiosity .
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These investigations of the sun's luminosity are not just intellectual curiosity .
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Where were the important elements: inventiveness, initiative, adaptability, intellectual curiosity , sensitivity, confidence, determination?