noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English, from curious + -ness
: the quality of being curious: as
a. obsolete : carefulness , painstaking
b. : curious workmanship : ingenuity of contrivance
c. : inquisitiveness , curiosity
d. : novelty , oddity
noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English, from curious + -ness
: the quality of being curious: as
a. obsolete : carefulness , painstaking
b. : curious workmanship : ingenuity of contrivance
c. : inquisitiveness , curiosity
d. : novelty , oddity
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012