curiousnessn.

/ˈkjʊərɪəsnɪs/

Etymology: formed as curiously adv. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality or condition of being subjectively curious:

†a. Carefulness; diligence; skilfulness; scrupulosity; fastidiousness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun]

craftOE

skilla1300

quaintnessc1390

craftiness?a1425

curiousnessc1440

skilfulness1561

virtuosoship1920

multi-skilling1983

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun]

curiosityc1386

delicacya1393

curiousnessc1440

delicatesse1509

delicateness?1529

daintethness1548

exquisiteness?c1550

over-curiousness1573

featness1577

daintiness1579

dainty1590

finicality1594

niceness1604

squeamishness1654

fastidiousness1661

choicenessa1665

overnicety1664

finicalness1675

hypercriticism1678

overniceness1694

nicety1723

over-delicacy1745

daintihood1780

finickiness1833

finicism1844

over-criticism1859

overfineness1859

particularness1859

faddiness1865

finicking1869

picksomeness1881

pernicketiness1890

perfectionism1937

choosiness1945

pickiness1952

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun]

yemec893

carefulnessa1000

getec1175

gomec1175

tenta1300

curec1300

keepa1325

diligence1340

heed1357

tentivenessa1382

observancec1390

businessa1398

reasona1398

attendancec1400

resporta1413

curiosityc1430

mindingc1449

reckc1475

respect1509

regardshipa1513

looking unto1525

peradvertencea1529

looking toa1535

solicitudea1535

looking after?1537

solicitudeness1547

care1548

solicitnessc1550

caring1556

heedfulness1561

solicitateness1562

hofulness1566

regard1573

charishness1587

on-waiting1590

heediness1596

take-heed1596

respectiveness1598

observationa1616

solicitousness1636

heeding1678

curiousness1690

solicitation1693

attention1741

craftsmanship1850

c1440 York Myst. xxix. 31 Of þe coriousnesse of þat karle þer is carping.

1528 W. Tyndale Parable Wicked Mammon in Wks. I. 58 Be diligent therefore that thou be not deceived with curiousness.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. ix. f. 136^v Not theyr ignoraunce and slothfulnes, but pernicious curiousnes.

1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer i. E.iij^v To reprehend hys curyousnesse in hys workes.

1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer vi. 1937 They dresse Their bodies, with such tedious curiousnesse.

1690 W. Temple Ess. Gardens of Epicurus in Wks. (1731) I. 176 Much Curiousness or Care, to introduce the Fruits of Foreign Climates.

1692 tr. C. de Saint-Évremond Misc. Ess. 35 He joined the curiousness of Negotiations, to the Science of War.

b. Inquisitiveness: often as a fault; = curiosity n. 5.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > intrusive curiosity

curiosityc1380

curiousness1561

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun]

busyhead1340

inquisitiveness1583

curiosity1613

interest1771

femalism1779

interestedness1788

curiousness1794

explorativeness1841

wondering1847

wonder1853

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying

curiosity?1577

inquisitiveness1583

Paul Pryism1826

curiousness1866

nosiness1906

nosy parkering1930

snoopery1935

snoopiness1969

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. f. 302 Y^e curiousnesse of men..which can by no stoppes be restrained from wandring into forbidden compasses.

1614 W. Alexander Doomes-day i. lxii. sig. C Ah Curiousnes first Cause of all our ill.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho II. vii. 312 We had all a little more curiousness than you had.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Vivien in Idylls of King 112 Howsoe'er In children a great curiousness be well, Who have to learn themselves and all the world.

1866 J. H. Newman Dream of Gerontius iii I fain would know..were it but meet to ask, And not a curiousness.

2. The quality of being objectively curious: †(a) beauty; elaborateness; exquisiteness (obsolete); (b) strangeness, novelty, oddness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > skill or craftsmanship > as exhibited in something

curiosityc1380

curiousnessc1386

workmanship1412

craftiness?a1425

artificialness1569

artship1598

allaborateness1727

craftsmanship1853

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > strangeness > and interesting

curiousnessc1386

curiosity1597

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Harl.) ⁋372 In greet preciousnes of vessel & in curiousnesse of vessel and of mynstralcye.

1550 H. Latimer Moste Faithfull Serm. before Kynges Maiestye sig. Aiii^v In thys Sermon of Jonas is no great curiousnes, no great clerklines.

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie ii. i. 40 The curiousnesse and excellency of their workmanship.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 193 The unutterable curiousness of its [the world's] frame and workmanship.

1862 Parthenon 26 July 401 The bindings..are remarkable both for their curiousness, beauty, and fine preservation.

1875 A. Helps Social Pressure iii. 35 The appreciation of rarity and curiousness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	curiousness
释义	curiousnessn. /ˈkjʊərɪəsnɪs/ Etymology: formed as curiously adv. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality or condition of being subjectively curious: †a. Carefulness; diligence; skilfulness; scrupulosity; fastidiousness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] craftOE skilla1300 quaintnessc1390 craftiness?a1425 curiousnessc1440 skilfulness1561 virtuosoship1920 multi-skilling1983 the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun] curiosityc1386 delicacya1393 curiousnessc1440 delicatesse1509 delicateness?1529 daintethness1548 exquisiteness?c1550 over-curiousness1573 featness1577 daintiness1579 dainty1590 finicality1594 niceness1604 squeamishness1654 fastidiousness1661 choicenessa1665 overnicety1664 finicalness1675 hypercriticism1678 overniceness1694 nicety1723 over-delicacy1745 daintihood1780 finickiness1833 finicism1844 over-criticism1859 overfineness1859 particularness1859 faddiness1865 finicking1869 picksomeness1881 pernicketiness1890 perfectionism1937 choosiness1945 pickiness1952 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] yemec893 carefulnessa1000 getec1175 gomec1175 tenta1300 curec1300 keepa1325 diligence1340 heed1357 tentivenessa1382 observancec1390 businessa1398 reasona1398 attendancec1400 resporta1413 curiosityc1430 mindingc1449 reckc1475 respect1509 regardshipa1513 looking unto1525 peradvertencea1529 looking toa1535 solicitudea1535 looking after?1537 solicitudeness1547 care1548 solicitnessc1550 caring1556 heedfulness1561 solicitateness1562 hofulness1566 regard1573 charishness1587 on-waiting1590 heediness1596 take-heed1596 respectiveness1598 observationa1616 solicitousness1636 heeding1678 curiousness1690 solicitation1693 attention1741 craftsmanship1850 c1440 York Myst. xxix. 31 Of þe coriousnesse of þat karle þer is carping. 1528 W. Tyndale Parable Wicked Mammon in Wks. I. 58 Be diligent therefore that thou be not deceived with curiousness. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. ix. f. 136^v Not theyr ignoraunce and slothfulnes, but pernicious curiousnes. 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer i. E.iij^v To reprehend hys curyousnesse in hys workes. 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer vi. 1937 They dresse Their bodies, with such tedious curiousnesse. 1690 W. Temple Ess. Gardens of Epicurus in Wks. (1731) I. 176 Much Curiousness or Care, to introduce the Fruits of Foreign Climates. 1692 tr. C. de Saint-Évremond Misc. Ess. 35 He joined the curiousness of Negotiations, to the Science of War. b. Inquisitiveness: often as a fault; = curiosity n. 5. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > intrusive curiosity curiosityc1380 curiousness1561 the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] busyhead1340 inquisitiveness1583 curiosity1613 interest1771 femalism1779 interestedness1788 curiousness1794 explorativeness1841 wondering1847 wonder1853 the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying curiosity?1577 inquisitiveness1583 Paul Pryism1826 curiousness1866 nosiness1906 nosy parkering1930 snoopery1935 snoopiness1969 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. f. 302 Y^e curiousnesse of men..which can by no stoppes be restrained from wandring into forbidden compasses. 1614 W. Alexander Doomes-day i. lxii. sig. C Ah Curiousnes first Cause of all our ill. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho II. vii. 312 We had all a little more curiousness than you had. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Vivien in Idylls of King 112 Howsoe'er In children a great curiousness be well, Who have to learn themselves and all the world. 1866 J. H. Newman Dream of Gerontius iii I fain would know..were it but meet to ask, And not a curiousness. 2. The quality of being objectively curious: †(a) beauty; elaborateness; exquisiteness (obsolete); (b) strangeness, novelty, oddness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > skill or craftsmanship > as exhibited in something curiosityc1380 curiousnessc1386 workmanship1412 craftiness?a1425 artificialness1569 artship1598 allaborateness1727 craftsmanship1853 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > strangeness > and interesting curiousnessc1386 curiosity1597 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Harl.) ⁋372 In greet preciousnes of vessel & in curiousnesse of vessel and of mynstralcye. 1550 H. Latimer Moste Faithfull Serm. before Kynges Maiestye sig. Aiii^v In thys Sermon of Jonas is no great curiousnes, no great clerklines. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie ii. i. 40 The curiousnesse and excellency of their workmanship. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 193 The unutterable curiousness of its [the world's] frame and workmanship. 1862 Parthenon 26 July 401 The bindings..are remarkable both for their curiousness, beauty, and fine preservation. 1875 A. Helps Social Pressure iii. 35 The appreciation of rarity and curiousness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.c1386
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