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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescuriosidade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kuɾjoziˈdadʒi
"A curiosidade é essencial para o aprendizado."
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A strong desire to know or learn something.
"Filled with curiosity, she opened the mysterious package."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'curiositas', stemming from 'curiosus' meaning careful, inquisitive, or diligent, which itself relates to 'cura' meaning care or attention. Entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, the term originally carried a negative connotation of being overly particular or meddlesome, but gradually evolved into its modern positive sense denoting an eager desire to know or learn about something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Curiosity" is said worldwide
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curiosité
Transliteration: kyʁjozite
"La curiosité est un vilain défaut."
Neugier
Transliteration: nɔɪɡiːɐ̯
"Seine Neugier trieb ihn an, das Geheimnis zu lüften."
curiosità
Transliteration: kurjoziˈta
"La sua curiosità non aveva limiti."
curiosidad
Transliteration: kuɾjoziˈðað
"La curiosidad mató al gato."
curiosidade
Transliteration: kuɾjoziˈdadʒi
"A curiosidade é essencial para o aprendizado."
जिज्ञासा
Transliteration: jigyasa
"बच्चों में बहुत जिज्ञासा होती है।"
好奇心
Transliteration: hào qí xīn
"她对这个世界充满了好奇心。"
호기심
Transliteration: hogisim
"그는 강한 호기심을 가지고 질문을 했다."
好奇心
Transliteration: koukishin
"子供の好奇心は大人の想像を超える。"
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