INQUISITIVENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A state of active curiosity

Synonyms:

curiousness; inquisitiveness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("inquisitiveness" is a kind of...):

curiosity; wonder (a state in which you want to learn more about something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inquisitiveness"):

nosiness; prying; snoopiness (offensive inquisitiveness)

Derivation:

inquisitive (showing curiosity)

inquisitive (inquiring or appearing to inquire)