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Meanings of inquisitiveness in anglès

portuguès
curiosidade

A state of active curiosity.

curiosidade

The desire to learn or know about anything.

Synonyms
Examples for "curiousness"
Examples for "curiousness"
1
Loristan looked at his hot twelve-year-old face with a reflective curiousness.
The Lost Prince
2
At the sound of his voice the woman peered at him with quick curiousness.
Love of Life, and Other Stories
3
The detective glanced at the girl with an expression of aroused curiousness as he said:
The "Dock Rats" of New York; Or, The Smuggler Band's Last Stand
4
I even reconciled Chaucer's spelling with the quaintness and curiousness of the old, old town.
At Home with the Jardines
5
The curiousness of the subject will, I hope, excuse my dwelling on it for some time.
A Treatise of Human Nature
Usage of inquisitiveness in anglès
1
There was a subtle hauteur in the voice; it subdued Kitty's inquisitiveness.
The Lure of the Mask
2
Your inquisitiveness on the subject knows no bounds, it seems, Mr. Potter.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
3
It is the works that matter and that survive the biographer's inquisitiveness.
The Guardian
4
The Lord would not become a mere fortune-teller to gratify his inquisitiveness.
Love to the Uttermost / Expositions of John XIII.-XXI.
5
An evidence of his symmetrical mental development appears in his extreme inquisitiveness.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
6
This would set my blood tingling with a peculiar kind of inquisitiveness.
The Rise of David Levinsky
7
LOT, Mrs., the only woman who had an inquisitiveness which became practical.
Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date / Biographical Dictionary of the...
8
Her shy dependency, her innocent inquisitiveness, had searched out his remotest sympathies.
The Translation of a Savage, Volume 2
9
Their expression implied both considerable knowledge of the world and a natural inquisitiveness.
Marcella
10
He loves to formulate full-sentence questions, and his inquisitiveness goes beyond his years.
The last lecture
11
Be ahead of the times through endless creativity, inquisitiveness and pursuit of improvement.
Reuters
12
With job hunting being the priority, I would never sacrifice my foodie inquisitiveness.
The South African
13
I always told you what would be the end of your naval inquisitiveness.
The Lost Naval Papers
14
Her characters are never simple -they inspire an inquisitiveness among the audience.
The Guardian
15
Jeff had all the energy and inquisitiveness of any other seven-year-old.
Childhood's End
16
I can bear his inquisitiveness, for it shields me from others.
Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks
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Translations for inquisitiveness
portuguès
curiosidade
Inquisitiveness through the time
Inquisitiveness across language varieties
United Kingdom
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