Meaning of inquisitiveness | Babel Free

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1. The quality of being inquisitive; curiosity
2. The quality of being inquisitive; curiosity.
   uncountable
3. eager to find out about other people's affairs. He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours. nuuskierig مُحِب للإسْتِطْلاع، فُضولي любознателен curioso zvědavý neugierig nysgerrig; emsig περίεργος, αδιάκριτοςcurioso, preguntón uudishimulik کنجکاو؛ فضول utelias curieux סקרָנִי जिज्ञासु radoznao kíváncsi ingin tahu hnÿsinn, spurull, nærgöngull curioso せんさく好きな 캐묻기 좋아하는 smalsus, žingeidus zinātkārs; ziņkārīgs ingin tahu nieuwsgierigvitebegjærlig, nysgjerrigwścibs...
4. nuuskierige بِفُضوليَّه любознателно curiosamente zvědavě neugierig nysgerrigt; emsigt αδιάκριταinquisitivamente, con curiosidad uudishimulikult کنجکاوانه؛ از روی فضولی uteliaasti avec curiosité בְּסַקרָנוּת जिज्ञासापूर्ण, कौतूहलता radoznalo (tapintatlanul) kíváncsian dengan rasa ingin tahu hnÿsni con curiosità 知りたがって 캐묻기 좋아하여 smalsiai zinātkāri; ziņkārīgi dengan ingin tahu nieuwsgierigspørrelystent, nysgjerrig z ciekawością بيځايه پلټونكى com curiosidade curios, indiscret из любопытства zved...
5. nuuskierigheid فُضوليَّه любознателност curiosidade zvědavost die Neugier nysgerrighed; emsighed περιέργεια, αδιακρισίαcuriosidad uudishimu کنجکاوی؛ فضولی uteliaisuus curiositéסקרנות जिज्ञासा, कौतूहल radoznalost kíváncsiság keingintahuan (ótilhlÿðileg) forvitni curiosità せんさく好き 캐묻기 좋아함 smalsumas zinātkāre; ziņkārība keinginan untuk tahu nieuwsgierigheidspørrelyst, nysgjerrighetciekawość متجسس curiosidade curiozitate, indis­cre­ţie любопытство zvedavosť radovednost ljubopitljivost frågvishet ค...
6. Inclined to investigate; eager for knowledge: inquisitive investigators.
7. Unduly curious and inquiring: "You will have privacy without inquisitive visitors and intrusive medical assessments" (Elisabeth Noble).
8. Undue interest in the affairs of others:curiosity, curiousness.
9. Mental acquisitiveness:curiosity, curiousness, interest.
10. n (of person) → Neugier f; (for knowledge) → Wissbegier(de) f; the inquisitiveness of her look → ihr neugieriger Blick
    n (of person)

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