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Noun: inquisitiveness  in'kwi-zu-tiv-nus
  1. A state of active curiosity
    - curiousness
     
  2. The quality of being curious and interested.
    "The penetration and the inquisitiveness of his glance troubled me; I felt embarrassed and guilty in his presence."

Type of: curiosity, judgement, judgment, perspicacity, sound judgement, sound judgment, wonder

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