Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with curiosity in American Collocation
curiosity
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti/
great
boundless
burning
eager
great
inexhaustible
insatiable
intense
real
They were observing my home, just as I was observing theirs, with that same insatiable curiosity.
mild
mild
“What are you doing?” she asked with mild curiosity.
only
idle
mere
sheer
simple
They had come first, they said, out of idle curiosity.
natural
innate
natural
They have a desire to learn derived from innate curiosity and a wish for self-development.
about something unpleasant
morbid
But you can’t help looking back as morbid curiosity makes you wonder if he has died.
of a particular type
historical
intellectual
scientific
An intellectual curiosity and a real desire to learn are important attributes.
arouse someone’s curiosity
arouse
awaken
excite
fuel
pique
provoke
rouse
spark
stimulate
stir
whet
When Roland starts sending Cherry coded messages, her curiosity is aroused.
satisfy someone’s curiosity
gratify
satisfy
To satisfy his own curiosity, Pemberton examines the family’s history.
feel curiosity
be full of
feel
no longer feel curiosity
deaden
quell
sate
stifle
In a test-obsessed system, pupils’ curiosity is brutally stifled.