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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmera curiosidade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈme.ɾɐ ku.ɾjo.ziˈda.dʒi
"Ele fez a pergunta apenas por mera curiosidade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A desire to know or learn about something out of mere amusement or lack of occupation, rather than from a genuine practical or academic need.
"She opened the old encyclopedia out of idle-curiosity, only to find herself reading it for hours." - 2
Inquisitiveness motivated by trivial interests or a casual, undirected wandering of the mind.
"His questions were driven by idle-curiosity rather than a sincere intention to understand the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'idle', deriving from Old English 'īdgl' meaning empty, vain, or unoccupied, and 'curiosity', stemming from Latin 'curiosus' meaning careful, inquisitive, or eager for knowledge. Together, the compound phrase emerged in early modern English usage to describe inquisitiveness that lacks a serious or practical purpose.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Idle-curiosity" is said worldwide
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curiosité oisive
Transliteration: ky.ʁjo.zi.te wa.ziv
"Il a regardé par la fenêtre par pure curiosité oisive."
müßige Neugier
Transliteration: ˈmʏsɪɡə ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːɐ̯
"Sie stellte die Frage nur aus müßiger Neugier."
vana curiosità
Transliteration: ˈvaːna ku.rjo.ziˈta
"La sua era solo una vana curiosità senza scopi specifici."
mera curiosidad
Transliteration: ˈme.ɾa ku.ɾjo.siˈdad
"Abrió el paquete por pura y mera curiosidad."
mera curiosidade
Transliteration: ˈme.ɾɐ ku.ɾjo.ziˈda.dʒi
"Ele fez a pergunta apenas por mera curiosidade."
व्यर्थ जिज्ञासा
Transliteration: vyarth jigyasa
"उसने केवल व्यर्थ जिज्ञासा के कारण पुराना बक्सा खोला।"
无聊的好奇心
Transliteration: wú liáo de hào qí xīn
"他出于无聊的好奇心浏览了那份文件。"
한가로운 호기심
Transliteration: hangaroun hogisim
"그것은 단지 한가로운 호기심에서 비롯된 질문이었다."
冷かしの好奇心
Transliteration: hiya-kashi no kōkishin
"彼女はただの冷かしの好奇心からそのウェブサイトを見た。"
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