curiosity
part of speech
noun (curiosity, curiosities)
meaning for a pupil
1) A strong wish to know or learn about something. tree →
2) A strange or rare object that people find interesting. tree →
3) Curiosity is also the name of a NASA rover exploring Mars. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and school, curiosity is what makes people ask questions and investigate; it is praised. In safety, curiosity must be careful: don't touch unknown things, medicines or wild animals. In stories, curiosity often leads a character into an adventure. Phrases: «out of curiosity», «full of curiosity», «curiosity killed the cat».
examples
- Out of curiosity, how old is your dog? tree →
- Scientists are driven by curiosity. tree →
- The kitten's curiosity led it into the cupboard. tree →
- Her curiosity about the stars made her want to be an astronaut. tree →
- The museum is full of curiosities from long ago. tree →
- Curiosity is good, but never open bottles you don't know. tree →
- The Curiosity rover sends photos from Mars. tree →
- Curiosity made him put his eye to the keyhole. tree →
note
Mostly uncountable (the feeling); countable for strange objects: curiosities. Spelling: «curious» but «curiosity» (no «u» after «o»). «Curiosity killed the cat» warns that being nosy can get you into trouble.
In the corpora
- Burning with curiosity, Alice dashes after him and jumps down a rabbit-hole without once thinking how she will get out again.
- Curiosity is good, but trying adult tools or machines alone causes many injuries to children.
- Classmates from different cultures or religions deserve curiosity and respect.
- Curiosity helps you learn: ask questions and look things up in books or with an adult.
- Memes and comedy can spark curiosity, but you need to know the real story to understand the joke.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «curiosity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.