/kyoor'ee os"i tee/ , n. , pl. curiosities .
1. the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness.
2. a curious, rare, or novel thing.
3. a strange, curious, or interesting quality.
4. Archaic. carefulness; fastidiousness.
[ 1350-1400; ME curiosite ( curiositas. See CURIOUS, -ITY ]