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Noun: curiousness  kyûr-ee-us-nus
  1. A state of active curiosity
    "Her curiousness drove her to ask countless questions during the tour";
    - inquisitiveness
     
  2. The quality of being alien or not native
    "The curiousness of the customs intrigued the travellers";
    - foreignness, strangeness

See also: foreign, strange

Type of: curiosity, quality, wonder

Encyclopedia: Curiousness