curiosity
noun/ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti/CEFR B2কৌতূহল
Meaning
A strong desire to learn or know something.
Example sentences
- Curiosity helps children learn.কৌতূহল শিশুদের শিখতে সাহায্য করে।
- Her curiosity led to a discovery.তার কৌতূহল একটি আবিষ্কারের দিকে নিয়ে গেল।
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms: inquisitiveness, interest
Antonyms: indifference
Similar words, and what each means
- inquisitiveness
কৌতূহল
The habit of wanting to find things out.
- interest
সুদ (এছাড়া: আগ্রহ), সুদ
The extra money paid for borrowing, or earned for saving. (Also: a feeling of wanting to know more.)
Other English words for “কৌতূহল”
- inquisitiveness
The habit of wanting to find things out.
Opposite words
- indifference
উদাসীনতা
A complete lack of interest or concern.
“curiosity” elsewhere on EnglishBD
Most start out of curiosity, or because friends press them, or because failure in an examination, unemployment or trouble at home leaves them looking for escape.
Drug Addiction →Reading outside the syllabus is where curiosity is fed or starved.
Student Life →Curiosity is innate in children.
innate — dictionary →
Where this word is used
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“curiosity” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • পশ্চিম, পশ্চিম দিক
- • কৌতূহল
- • ওক গাছ, গাছ
- • ওষুধ, ঔষধ, মাদক
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কৌতূহল — curiosity (noun) — কৌতূহল. A strong desire to learn or know something.
Which word is closest in meaning to “curiosity”?
- • segment
- • property
- • inquisitiveness
- • announcement
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inquisitiveness — inquisitiveness — কৌতূহল. The habit of wanting to find things out.
Related words
- inquisitivenessকৌতূহলsynonym
- interestসুদ (এছাড়া: আগ্রহ), সুদsynonym
- indifferenceউদাসীনতাantonym
- curdledজমাট বেঁধে ফেটে যাওয়া (দুধ)nearby
- cureলবণ বা ধোঁয়া দিয়ে খাবার সংরক্ষণ করাnearby
- curiousকৌতূহলী, অনুসন্ধিৎসু, জানতে আগ্রহীnearby
- curlকোঁকড়া চুল; পাকানোnearby
- currencyমুদ্রা, প্রচলিত অর্থsame level
- curriculumপাঠক্রম, শিক্ষাক্রমsame level
- curriculum vitaeজীবনবৃত্তান্তsame level
- cursedঅভিশপ্তsame level
- curvyসুডৌল দেহেরsame level