Synonyms for curiosity
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Oddity
oddity, rarity, curio, freak, phenomenon, peculiarity, collector's item, oddment, anomaly
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
- n. 2
A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.
He put the strangely shaped rock in his curiosity cabinet.
Forms
- Plural
- curiosities → oddities, rarities, curios, freaks…
Example sentences
- peculiarity I have this peculiarity: I always spoil everything.
- oddment She is ingenious in economising every oddment.
- wonder Reading will guide us to the rich world of wonder.
- sight The girl began to cry at the sight of the big dog.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| curiosity | rising | |
| oddity | rising | |
| peculiarity | falling | |
| oddment | steady | |
| wonder | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- lion2
- 5 letters
- sight1, freak1, curio3
- 6 letters
- wonder2, marvel2, rarity3, oddity3
- 7 letters
- anomaly4, oddment
- 8 letters
- interest2
- 9 letters
- spectacle3
- 10 letters
- phenomenon4
- 11 letters
- peculiarity6, curiousness
- 15 letters
- inquisitiveness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lion2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- curiosité
- Italiano
- curiosità
- Español
- curiosidad
- Deutsch
- Neugier
- Català
- curiositat