What does curiosité in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word curiosité in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use curiosité in French.

The word curiosité in French means curiosity, curiosity, interest, curiosity, interest, curiosity, oddity, insatiable curiosity, intellectual curiosity, tourist attraction, arouse 's curiosity, awaken 's curiosity, arouse 's curiosity, arouse 's interest, curiosity killed the cat, out of curiosity, pique 's curiosity, excite 's curiosity, arouse 's curiosity, pique 's curiosity. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word curiosité

curiosity

nom féminin (indiscrétion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La curiosité est un vilain défaut.
Curiosity killed the cat.

curiosity, interest

nom féminin (affinité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille a une grande curiosité pour l'histoire ancienne.
My daughter has a great interest in ancient history.

curiosity, interest

nom féminin (intérêt)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet objet bizarre a éveillé ma curiosité.
This bizarre object has piqued my curiosity.

curiosity, oddity

nom féminin (surprise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quelle curiosité ces plantes dans le désert !
What a curiosity these desert plants are!

insatiable curiosity

nom féminin (grande curiosité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre fait montre d'une curiosité insatiable quant à l'histoire de France.

intellectual curiosity

nom féminin (désir de savoir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un homme très érudit avec une immense curiosité intellectuelle sur tous les problèmes actuels.

tourist attraction

nom féminin (site à voir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

arouse 's curiosity

locution verbale (susciter le besoin de savoir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce magazine éveille la curiosité.
This magazine arouses people's curiosity.

awaken 's curiosity, arouse 's curiosity, arouse 's interest

locution verbale (susciter le besoin de savoir de [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce professeur sait éveiller la curiosité de ses étudiants.

curiosity killed the cat

(il ne faut pas fouiner) (proverb)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Quand on veut écarter un importun, on lui dit que la curiosité est un vilain défaut.

out of curiosity

locution adverbiale (seulement pour savoir)

pique 's curiosity

(susciter l'intérêt)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

excite 's curiosity, arouse 's curiosity, pique 's curiosity

locution verbale (donner envie d'en savoir plus)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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