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Meanings of inquisitiveness in English

Portuguese
curiosidade

A state of active curiosity.

        curiosidade

        The desire to learn or know about anything.

              Usage of inquisitiveness in English
              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
              Portuguese
              curiosidade
              Inquisitiveness through the time
              Inquisitiveness across language varieties
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