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NOSINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
nosiness; prying; snoopiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("nosiness" is a kind of...):
curiousness; inquisitiveness (a state of active curiosity)
Derivation:
nosy (offensively curious or inquisitive)