knowledge, thirst for truth; curiosity, curiousness; inquiring mind;
inquisitiveness.
omnivorous intellect, devouring mind.
[person who desires knowledge] inquirer; sightseer; quidnunc
[Lat.], newsmonger, Paul Pry, eavesdropper; gossip &c (news) 532;
rubberneck; intellectual; seeker [inquirer after religious knowledge],
seeker after truth.
V. be curious &c adj.; take an interest in, stare, gape; prick up the
ears, see sights, lionize; pry; nose; rubberneck [U.S.].
Adj. curious, inquisitive, burning with curiosity, overcurious;
inquiring &c 461; prying, snoopy, nosy, peering; prurient;
inquisitorial, inquisitory†; curious as a cat; agape &c (expectant) 507.
Phr. what's the matter? what next? consumed with curiosity; curiosity
killed the cat, satisfaction brought it back.
curiouser and curiouser [Alice in Wonderland].