inquisitiveness - definition and synonyms

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Noun (2)

a state of active curiositySynonyms: curiousnessType of curiosity, wonderKinds nosiness, prying
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 judgment, judgement

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In·quis′i·tive·ness noun

The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity.

Mr. Boswell, whose inquisitiveness is seconded by great activity, scrambled in at a high window.— Dr. Samuel Johnson

Curiosity in children nature has provided, to remove that ignorance they were born with; which, without this busy inquisitiveness, will make them dull.— John Locke

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54