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Curiosity

The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration.

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Narrower term 9

Collectible 76% connected

Capable of being collected.

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Curiousness 76% connected

Carefulness; painstaking.

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Inquisitiveness 76% connected

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

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Interest 76% connected

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest…

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Involvement 76% connected

The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

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Knickknack 76% connected

A trifle or toy; a bawble; a gewgaw.

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Nicknack 76% connected

See Knickknack.

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Whatnot 76% connected

A kind of stand, or piece of furniture, having shelves for books, ornaments, etc.; an etagere.

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Broader term 1

Object 76% connected

To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

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Curious 74% connected

Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.

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Curious 74% connected

Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.

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Synonym 5

Curio 92% connected

Any curiosity or article of virtu.

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Oddity 92% connected

The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness; peculiarity; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like.

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Peculiarity 92% connected

The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.

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Rarity 92% connected

The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases.

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Wonder 92% connected

That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not w…

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