[cu.ri.os.i.ty] n, pl -ties (14c) 1: desire to know: a: inquisitive interest in others' concerns: nosiness b: interest leading to inquiry "intellectual ~"
2. archaic: undue nicety or fastidiousness 3 a: one that arouses interest esp. for uncommon or exotic characteristics b: an unusual knickknack: curio c: a curious trait or aspect