curiosité
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cūriōsitās. Synchronically analysable as curieux + -ité.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ky.ʁjo.zi.te/
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Noun
curiosité f (plural curiosités)
- (uncountable) curiosity
- (countable) oddity, curious fact
Derived terms
- cabinet de curiosités
- la curiosité est un vilain défaut
Further reading
- “curiosité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.